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Birding at yates Mill County Park

One of my favorites, the Gray Catbird!
I spotted a few of them while birding at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh, N.C. recently. These secretive birds are often heard, but not seen when walking along the trail. Normally they stick to hanging out in the shadows of dense brushy undergrowth which makes getting a proper view of one a bit difficult at times.
Was stoked to get a clean photo of this beauty before he disappeared back into the shade!

In addition to Catbirds, I also documented 16 other species (including a lifer of white-eyed Vireo) in the span of about 90 minutes walking around the Park.
Here’s my eBird list of what I saw… Yates Mill County Park
Oct 1, 2019
8:00 AM
Stationary
90 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.9.5 Build 17

1 Great Egret
2 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 White-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
46 American Crow
5 Carolina Chickadee
4 Tufted Titmouse
4 Gray Catbird
2 Brown Thrasher
3 American Goldfinch
2 Song Sparrow
7 Common Yellowthroat
4 American Redstart
3 Northern Cardinal
2 Indigo Bunting

Number of Taxa: 17

Not a bad morning! 😃

Btw, are you new to using eBird or want to learn how this listing system is used?
Here’s a helpful post to get you started!

https://www.audubon.org/news/how-use-ebird

Happy birding!

Photo by @sally_siko
Canon 5Ds

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3d bird photography- spotted sandpiper at yates mill park in raleigh

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One of the things I love about photographing birds is finding ways to deliver unique perspectives using new technology. My latest obsession is creating 3D photos of the pics I’m taking with my Canon 5DS. It’s a neat way to share my passion for the outdoors with others. This is a Spotted Sandpiper. I found him hunting for prey at the top of the waterfall at Yates Mill Park in Raleigh, NC. The Spotted Sandpiper is one of the most widespread shorebirds occurring during migration across the state, appearing along the shorelines of many or most ponds and lakes at one time or another. Unlike most others, they are not restricted to mudflats of large lakes in which to forage, but they can "make do" along the shores of small ponds, pools, lakes, river or creek sandbars, sewage ponds, and the like, even along tidal shores. That being said, I had no idea that they occurred so far inland until I found this one 🙂 Photo by @sally_siko . . . . #birdnerd #birdsofinsta #birdsofinstagram #ncwildlife #birding #birdwatching #Birdbehavior #bird #birds #yatesmillpark #ncbirding #ncbirds #ncbirdwatching #canon #canon5ds #spottedsandpiper #3d #3dpicture #birdsofeasternunitedstates #ncbirdingtrail #eastcoastbirding #hiking #nchiking #ncoutdoors #ncnature #silvercordeventphotography #silvercordphotodaily #ncwildlifephotographer #yatesmillpark #birdwatchingnc #northcarolinabirds

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