More from Winthrop

                                        Semi-palmated Sandpiper with Juvenile Piping Plover

                                                              Flock in flight

                                                    Juvenile Least Tern in flight

                                                             Juvenile Piping Plover

 Juvenile Piping Plover, notice the darker feather coloration on the under parts of the wings than the above bird.

                                                               Least Sandpiper

                                                Sanderling in transitional plumage

                                                                        Sanderling

                                                                       Sanderling

 Notice the partial webbing on the foot of this bird, thus the Semi-palmated... semi webbed

                                                                  Least Tern chick

Red-tailed Hawk

"Brown face, "  a very dark Western morph Red-tailed Hawk  I have been watching on the Island for 6 years finally made an appearance in the new yard. The bird managed to catch a Willet which we watched it rip to pieces on a neighbors house. ( pretty brutal )

Winthrop Beach

A few Pictures from yesterday. Some of the Plover chicks and the first round of Least Tern chicks have fledged. 

                                                          Fledged Piping Plover chick

                                                     Territorial fight between adults

                                                                  Adult Least

                                                             Fledged Least Tern chick ( now juvenile )

Hard to see but 2 very small Least Tern chicks below the adult taking off, just fed one of the chicks