We decided to celebrate (more on this at the end) by going to the New Hampshire/Massachusetts coast in search of Snowy Owls! There's been a huge irruption of snowy owls all the way to North Carolina!! Check out this eBird map to see all the sightings.
map of snowy owl sightings
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| first year snowy owl, probably female |
Although we only saw 2 snowy owls, we were treated to lots of terrific waterfowl. Enjoy the photos.
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| male Common Eider |
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| first winter male Common Eider with mature male |
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| male Surf Scoter |
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| male White-winged Scoter |
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| White-winged Scoters |
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| Horned Grebe |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| American Black Duck |
We are finally back to regular blog postings!! Gerry was diagnosed with lymphoma in May. He spent a grueling summer and fall going through chemotherapy treatments and radiation. We a sooooo happy to say that he is now cancer free and we are looking forward to getting back to our normal life!!
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