Down at Fort Fisher rocks and Spit I had some early migrants/breeders.
Nice comparison between Royal (left) and Caspian Tern (right).
Wilson's Plover
Whimbrel
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
This morning I went to the Battleship at the crack of dawn to try and sort through some rails. However, they were not very cooperative.
I am fairly certain this one was a Clapper. It doesn't really have any King in it that I can see. With King I would expect more red color, darker and more contrasting flanks and streaking on the top and buffier face.
I never had an unobstructed view this morning.
I took a bunch of Common Grackle pictures but deleted them as the light was horrible, and I thought I had better ones taken later in the morning but now that I am looking at the pictures, it looks like the later ones were actually Rusty Blackbirds. I never thought I would have this problem of having a hard time getting Common Grackle photos and already having banked the Rusty BB photos long ago. I will make a point of getting a decent Common Grackle photo tomorrow.
Rusty Blackbird male in breeding plumage.
Another first of the year bird was the Northern Rough-winged Swallow. There were tons feeding the field next to the Battleship and I even noticed a bunch going into holes in the side of the Battleship. They must be nesting inside the ship.
Ever try photographing a feeding swallow? Not easy.
Swallow with a Battleship backdrop.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
I can't wait for the flood of migrants that are almost here....
Cheers.
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