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| Crossbill, Salisbury Beach |
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| White-winged Crossbill |
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| Red Crossbill |
After Josh and I spent from March through October on Nantucket because of the pandemic, I had a hard time adjusting to being back in Cambridge. I could do my Zoom meetings from anywhere, and I really missed Nantucket's natural beauty. Since then, I have eagerly sought out beautiful places and bird-haunts around Boston: Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, Belle Isle Marsh in East Boston, Deer Island in Boston, Squantum in Quincy. I have become entranced by the north shore, and in particular the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Plum Island) and the Halibut Point State Reservation in Rockport.
I used to count on harlequin ducks at Sankaty Head; now I can see them at Halibut Point. I used to see Snowy Owls in Madeket and Coskata, now I have seen them at Parker River. But I've also seen bluebirds in Concord, crossbills in Salisbury and a peregrine eat a lesser yellowlegs at Belle Isle.
Nature presents us with such a bounty, and it is not just in the "faraway" places. While Nantucket has given me an abiding desire to be in nature, this winter has enabled me to enjoy it around the city as well.
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| Harlequin Duck, Halibut Point, Feb 6 |
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| Halibut Point, Rockport |
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| Long Tail Ducks off Halibut Point |
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| Surf Scoter, Eastern Point, Gloucester, Feb 6 |
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| Loon in Gloucester |
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| Common RedPoll at Deer Isle |
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| Common Goldeneye at Deer Isle |
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Northern Harrier at Northern Tip of Plum Island
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