Charlie's Birds - CoastToCoast2023

May 1 to June 6 2023 we drove from Santa Cruz CA to Annapolis MD. These are some of the birds we say during that trip.

White-winged Dove - Lake Havasu State Park, Arizona

Great-tailed Grackle - Lake Havasu State Park, Arizona

Swainson's Hawk - Somewhere east of Amarillo Texas

We stopped for lunch soon after entering Oklahoma. It was a remote location where we had a wonderful catfish lunch. While there we were treated to these Tennessee Kites.

Eastern Kingbird - Will Rogers Park and Horticulture Garden, Oklahoma City

The seemingly ubiquitous Canada Goose

Northern Mockingbird - Will Rogers Park and Horticulture Garden, Oklahoma City

Brown Thrasher - Will Rogers Park and Horticulture Garden, Oklahoma City

Kildeer - Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee

We saw Canada Geese (or are these Cackling Geese) all along our journey. Many with chicks. These were seen at Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee.

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Tennessee

Tree Swallow - Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Tennessee

Brown-headed Cowbird - Tennessee Valley

Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Tennessee Valley

Green Heron (shot in very low light) - Crane Creek Lake, Cookeville Tennessee

Green Heron

Northern Cardinal - Pittsburg Pennsylvania.

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Pittsburg

On a walk I have done many times from Madeline's house in Annapolis I was treated to a pair of Ospreys and a Bald Eagle. The Ospreys were nesting ona platform that I presume was built for them or for eagles. There are several of these platforms in the area. I suspect that is maybe a webcam but I have no idea where to find it on the web.

Here is the eagle and the osprey having a minor encounter.

This Great Blue Heron was at the same location as the above eagle and osprey, Blackwalnut Creek which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay.

Black-billed Magpie - we saw these in many places. These photos are from Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming.

On the Yellowstone River we were treated to watching a pair of Harlequin Ducks playing or feeding in the rapids. They are in the lower left corner of this photo. I regretted later not having the sense to take a short video. They arrive every year. A few days before we arrived there were 12 pairs. They essentially stay in one place, ducking under the water from time to time.

Resting up after their workout in the rapids.

Bufflehead - Yellowstone NP

Greater Scaup - Yellowstone NP

Osprey - Yellowstone NP. This one is guarding a nest nearby. We were on Firehole Canyon Road, one of the smaller roads. It was just one-way with one lane. There was a sign just before we saw this Osprey that said don't stop because of a nesting bird of prey. After clearing that section of road I was able to get this shot.