Always such a cornucopia of winged beasts out here. Seagulls, of course. And crows. But also lots of different ducks (Mallards, Harlequins, etc…), mergansers, grebes, herons, cormorants, oystercatchers and even the occasional Bald Eagle. Scarce by the seashore is the little songbird or humble sparrow. They’re a back east phenomena…Wandering the backroads of rural Ontario in Wordsworthian fashion on a sunny spring afternoon long ago, the sparrows seemed like feathered bundles of joy, prompting me to jot this down:
Sparrows
Sprites in airy glee
Wing’d zephyrs of energy
Flitting endlessly
May 11, 2007 at 8:18 am |
There are a few species of songbirds here, but they do not congregate by the shore. A hike into the mountains will offer up a lovely array, garbed in red and yellows and blues; Paradise Meadows on Mt. Washington in the summer is a great place for bird watching!