Journal of a Sabbatical

July 10, 2001

black skimmers at sunset

Today's Bird Sighitngs:
Plum Island
mourning dove (2)
black skimmer (2)
least sandpiper (46)
semipalmated sandpiper (10)
short billed dowitcher (78)
killdeer (1)
lesser yellowlegs (4)
mallard (6)
willet (2)
Wilson's phalarope (2)
gray catbird (1)
common tern (1)
gadwall (12)
least tern (4)
redwinged blackbird (hordes)
tree swallow (hordes)
bank swallow (hordes)
northern mockingbird (1)
purple finch (1)

Today's Reading: Return of the Osprey by David Gessner

Today's Starting Pitcher:
All-Star Game - Roger Clemens vs. Randy Johnson

The Lists

2001 Book List

2001 Plum Island Bird List

Plum Island Life List

The Photos

Black skimmers with shortbilled dowitcher

Sunset over the North Pool