Bald Eagles; adult and juvenile
As soon as I entered the Hog Island WMA, I saw Bald Eagles flying a few hundred feet in front of me. One was an adult, one was a juvenile just starting to get its sub-adult feathers, and the others were sub-adults.
Bald Eagles; adult and juvenile
Bald Eagles; adult and juvenile
Bald Eagles
Bald Eagles
Bald Eagle - Basic I sub-adult
Bald Eagle - Basic I sub-adult
Bald Eagle - Juvenile
Bald Eagle - Basic I sub-adult
Bald Eagle - Basic I sub-adult
Bald Eagle - Juvenile
Bald Eagle - Basic II sub-adult
Bald Eagle - Basic II sub-adult
As I drove along the main road at Hog Island, I saw more Bald Eagles at various spots. All of the side roads were closed.
Bald Eagle - Adult
Bald Eagle - Adult
Bald Eagle - Adult
Bald Eagle - Adult
Bald Eagle - Adult
Bald Eagle - Juvenile/Basic I sub-adult
Bald Eagle - Juvenile/Basic I sub-adult
Bald Eagle - Juvenile/Basic I sub-adult
At one point, I stopped to watch a Basic I sub-adult Bald Eagle do some fishing.
Bald Eagle - Basic I sub-adult
Bald Eagle - Basic I sub-adult
Although the eagles were the highlight to my visit to Hog Island, there were other bird species there as well, including lots of Canada Geese.
Canada Geese
Lesser Scaup and Gadwall
Lesser Scaups
Lesser Scaup
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Hooded Mergansers
Pied-billed Grebe
Pine Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
My timing was good again on the return. As soon as I got to the ferry, I was the second to last car to get on, and less than a minute later, was on my way back. Herring Gulls were on the ferry piers, and I saw a Red-breasted Merganser, and Bonaparte's and Laughing Gulls on the water.
Herring Gull
Red-breasted Merganser
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
I did a quick drive around the Jamestown Island loop, but it was fairly quiet there.
Great Blue Heron