Blackwater NWR January Birds – Part 1 | Bay Photos by Donna

Blackwater NWR January Birds – Part 1

I recently shared the Bald Eagles, Tundra Swans, and American White Pelicans separately at Blackwater NWR, located in Cambridge, Maryland.

Here’s the first of two parts of the other birds I captured at the refuge last month (January). Since the refuge in the winter is all about the waterfowl and surprise shorebirds that come and go, this part will be those species I saw.

Mallards on a frosty stroll when I arrived

Northern Pintails

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintails

Greater Yellowlegs

Long-billed Dowitchers

Dunlins

Great Black-backed Gull

American Herring Gulls

American Herring Gull with a crab

Part 2 next!

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