Bird Photos / Delaware and Maryland Shore Areas

July 2009

We spent our summer vacation in Ocean City, MD during the last week of July 2009. I stopped at Bombay Hook, DE and other nearby locations on the way down, and again on the way home. Birds at Bombay Hook include:

Northern Bobwhite

I saw this Bobwhite alongside the road.

Short Billed Dowitcher

There were many Short Billed Dowitchers along with lots of other shore birds.

Tricolored Heron

This beautiful Tricolored Heron posed near the road.

American Avocet

Hundreds of Avocets populated Raymond Pool.

We saw some birds right from our beach:

Brown Pelican

Pelicans flew right over us, and they dove for fish right off shore.

Whimbrels

Sanderlings

Groups of Whimbrels (top) and Sanderlings flew south right in front of us, just off shore.

On July 31st, I saw a Reeve (a female Ruff) at Taylor's Gut north of Bombay Hook:

Reeve

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