Bird News
Remember the red-footed falcon that made its unexpected appearance here 15 years ago, in August 2004? Something similar happened recently.
Red knots are a colorful shorebird well known for its dependence on horseshoe crab eggs along the beaches of Delaware Bay.
We are still getting some migrants, but most of the new sightings for this week are of birds that we usually see every year.
This migration season seems to never end.
A male painted bunting, one of the more colorful birds you will see, was spotted by Maureen Williams in her yard on May 18.
The northward migration of birds is peaking and the torrent of migrants will continue through the month of May.
Keep your eyes glued to the sky for a glimpse of these species common to our shores.
