Mouth of Constance Creek

 October 8, 2020

It looked like a nice day, so we drove to Constance Bay to look for a Nelson's Sparrow.  Unfortunately the weather deteriorated as we neared our destination, and it even started to drizzle.  Umbrellas in hand, we set off down the beach.

As we got close to the creek, we saw three birders getting ready to depart.  It was Jon Ruddy and his clients.  He told us that they had seen three Nelson's in the marsh and also some Marsh Wrens and a Hoary Redpoll in the trees.  He also said that he had gone over top of his boots and had a "soaker".  He indicated the trail through the marsh and we started along.  The river had risen considerably from last week, and the trail was very wet.  Bill went as far as he could without going over his boots, while Barbara explored the marshes near the beach.

Bill pished and got a response from a Marsh Wren that popped up briefly quite close.

He continued to pish and saw a distant sparrow go across and also a Belted Kingfisher hunting overhead.

Meanwhile, Barbara was seeing several sparrows: Song, Swamp and White-throated, but not the main target.

We called it a day and hiked back to the van. On the way, we saw a Golden-crowned Kinglet but could not get a photo.

We decided to check out the bridge on Thomas Dolan, but there were no birds to be seen.

Just before we left, Barbara saw a Great Blue Heron fly across the road and disappear into the marsh.

Well, we dipped on the Nelson's again, but the Marsh Wren was really nice to get.