Common reterns at Cape May

It can almost be said that Summer poked its head into Spring today. The first Common Tern was sitting on a moss-green Jetty at Cape May Point this morning. Glad to have you back, sir!

And better still, this means that Jaegers, the marauders who follow the lowing herds, can't be too far behind. Cool.

Otherwise today was more about finishing hats than birding (see the Yellow-throated Warbler below), though a 3rd summer type Lesser-black backed Gull bathing with the Laughers, Forster's Terns, and the odd Ring-bill or Bonaparte's Gull at The Meadows was a nice touch.

And then there were some nice pastoral scenes from around The Point this morning:

A pair of Ospreys against White Oak blossoms. Each with it's own breakfast, the female at left

A bushy Brown Thrasher basking in the balminess

Greater Yellowlegs at left, Eastern Willet at right. A nice comparison on Bunker Pond