January 21 2018

Snowy at Smith's Point

Smith's Point.  The owl flew over the water to the houses and came back to the same spot

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Ice from Madaket Harbor 

Smith Point

Low Beach

I came over to the island on Saturday morning for a winter birding weekend.  Josh is in Jackson Hole and I want to see Snowy Owls!  After the bitter cold,  it's beautiful.  Windy on Saturday but calm on Sunday.

Snowy Owl during a hike to Smith's Point on Saturday and in between Hoick's Hollow and Sankaty Head on Sunday.

Snowy between Hoick's Hollow and Sankaty Head

Bonaparte's Gull off Sankaty

Bonie

Low Beach

The birding group saw all the key ducks as well as a Dovekie at Cisco  and 3 Northern Shovellers at Miacomet Pond