THE NORTHERN WHEATEAR

It was really exciting and fun to find a Northern Wheatear this morning at Theodore Roosevelt County Park. It wasn't my first Northern Wheatear, but it was the most exciting. It's the first one I've seen in the United States, and I found it myself (that always makes a bird extra-special!)

Here are some Wheatear photos (not my photos): http://www.galleryofbirds.com/Europe/Northern%20Wheatear.htm

but go down to the sixth picture to get an idea of what the bird in Montauk looks like. It was probably a female or a first-year male bird.

Later in the day we also saw a Green Heron, a couple of Blue-headed Vireos, a Prairie Warbler, 3 Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo.