Woodpeckers, Herons, Kingfishers and more

Annemarie Rand, volunteer bird monitor, sent this report:

I went to Ronan this morning, but not at sunrise! Now that we are out of June, I don’t have to go at sunrise unless I want to. I showed up around 9:45-ish to see the birds and the new fence etc…

I think I have pin pointed which tree the Red-headed woodpeckers are nesting in. Although I didn’t see any young, I did see an adult make a food delivery. That’s great news!

The immature Black-crowned night heron is still hanging out where I usually see him. A Herring gull was successfully fishing and eating right in front of his face, poor guy!

I saw two Belted Kingfishers, but couldn’t tell if they were male, female or juvenile from where I was.

I watched a Green Heron fish successfully beneath the Argyle bridge.

I saw a bird I hadn’t seen before which I think may be some type or tern, perhaps a Black tern. It flew over the river back and forth. It had a charcoal gray/blackish body. Peterson Field guide says that we are in their summer range, so it very well could be a Black tern. It’ll be interesting to see if it is there again for our next Trail Day.

Thanks!