Bird Watching While on Vacation

One of the exciting things about getting away is to view wildlife that may be different from that seen at home.  This year we took an early Spring trip to Corolla which is at the Northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks.

The following species of birds were spotted along Currituck Sound:

 Red-winged Blackbird

Boat-tailed Grackle

Other species seen, but not photographed, include the Great Black-backed gull and other seagulls as well as Sandpipers. An Osprey pair had a nest at the top of a pole at a water treatment facility.

The following species were seen at the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge:

 American Coots

 Double-crested Cormorants

Great Egret