At times the winds were so strong at Whimbrel Point that it was difficult to stay standing. The whimbrels certainly avoided the area meaning that during six recent visits here, we had whimbrels on two of the days.

Here is how the park looked on this 11 degree morning:

The Red-necked Grebe seems annoyed by the Ring-billed Gull fishing nearby:

Species list: double-crested cormorant, red-necked grebe, Canada goose, mute swan, mallard, American black duck, ring-billed gull, common tern, eastern kingbird, willow flycatcher,  tree swallow, rough-winged swallow, barn swallow, northern mockingbird, gray catbird, American robin, European starling, warbling vireo, Tennessee warbler,  yellow warbler, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, Baltimore oriole, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, song sparrow.  (28 species)

Some botany:

This morning’s group:

NATURE POETRY

Hebe’s here, May is here!
The air is fresh and sunny;
And the miser-bees are busy
Hoarding golden honey!           – Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907)

Miles Hearn