Peaks day 5

· Maine Event

Today it was hot but not as hot as the next or the next will be. We went to town in the morning for a few groceries but didn't venture far except for our errand. The boat ride was lovely. It's nice to be on the water on a hot day. The sun seems too strong. Then in the afternoon we went for a walk to look at birds and walk through the inland parts of the island. We came home and ate ice cream and were too warm. Made a nice dinner and it's starting to cool off a little.

On our evening walk we saw two new birds that are uncommon here. Also we were serenaded by three Ospreys catching the ocean breeze. On the back side of the island it was cool and breezy on the mainland side/bay side it was warm and breezy. Grateful for the breeze as we have 89% humidity and even at 74° that is warm.

Glossy Ibis (look closely at their beaks..this is a new bird for us on this trip.
Herring Gull babies!
Mom was not pleased they had strayed and were giving them the riot act.
Chimney Swifts are everywhere and this is an up and coming piece of real estate!
Nice water
Blooming Catalpa!
Deer on the island
Common Eider's with baby eiders
Great Black-backed Gull
Cats of Peaks
So cute!
The sun seems hotter than usual
Osprey
Dog libraries here too!

5:03 am – 8:26 pm, which is 15 hours and 23 minutes of daylight

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Note: The bolded birds in the list are the new birds this trip.

Bird List - 34 species today

Common Eider
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Glossy Ibis
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Downy Woodpecker
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal