Today we decided to head down to a favorite shore bird site the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Also know as “The Brig” to most birders). We had been a few times but this was to be our first at High Tide (a time I had heard was good for birds). Constant assault by flys can make this 8 mile drive an in-car activity. I can’t imagine walking around with the swarms attacking, although two older birders calmly rolled by us with windows open and binocs and scopes at hand seeming to hardly notice the bugs. Anyways, the Snowy Egret and Great Egrets were everywhere with American Oystercatchers, Terns, Gulls and Night-herons seemingly in every pool. A nice sized group of Glossy Ibis greeted us as we made our way out. The highlight was a family of Osprey tending to their young and their nest.
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