American Kestrels

What a beautiful day today, spring was here. Incredible push of Kestrels on the Island, I had 26 birds without putting in a lot of effort. Also a good number of Yellow-rumped Warblers in Newbury. Other highlights were; 3 Osprey (FOY), 4 Snowy Owls, and a Short-eared Owl. I snapped a few pictures, but mainly I was just birding today.

                                                                 Yellow rump

                                                                      Kestrel

                                                                        Short-eared at dusk

                                       Far off Short-eared Owl...crappy pic but always fun to see

                                                            First of the year Osprey

                                                                              Merlin

                                                       Northern Harrier at sunset

                           Some kind of spine cached about 6 feet up in a tree in Newbury. Bobcat maybe dragged it up there ?

Yellow-rump