Fork-tailed Flycatcher:
Jeanette and I found the draw of this ridiculous bird (meant in a ridiculously good way) too much to ignore and we used it as an excuse to take our first trip to the Cape Cod area Sat night. We planned to be up first thing on Sunday and on location for the previously reported bird. A few tenuous hours of waiting in awful light and with moderate fog (100 yard visibility at times) finally paid off and we got stunning views of this amazing bird. We got to meet some great MASS birders along with Edna and Ray who are fellow NJ Birders and although the photos weren’t great, the twists and turns of the bug chasing flycatcher “doing it’s thing” made up for it. All in all, the 5 states in 5 hours was well worth it to experience our first slice of New England with the Fork-tailed Flycatcher being the icing on the proverbial cake.
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