I was allowed to join a field trip to the Cape Cod National Seashore off the coast of Massachusetts. We had to take a boat to reach the salt marsh and then even had to wade a bit to reach the island from the boat. It was very cool.
Me on the boat to see cool birds! - photo by Birdfreak
I got an amazing number of LIFERS - but you will have to wait until tomorrow to read more about them. This post is about the cool birders and bird bloggers I met while on this field trip.
I met a birder and bird blogger named Corey Finger of 10,000 Birds. The Arctic Tern we saw was new for both of us!!! Corey is a really good birder and a very nice guy. I enjoyed talking to him.
Corey of 10,000 Birds - photo by Birdfreak
Another bird blogger I met on this trip was Julie Zickefoose. We talked about Horseshoe Crabs and Piping Plovers. We also saw a lot of both of these on this trip. She was very nice to talk to and a super good birder.
I also met bird blogger Sharon or Birdchick. I thought she was really good at birding and was fun to be around.
Birdchick - photo by Birdfreak
Ben from 600 Birds and John from Born Again Birdwatcher were both really nice too. Another young birder, Helena from Adventures of Bird Girl was also there. It was exciting to be around all of these birders and a lot of them are also bloggers which was so great.
Ben and John - cool birders - photo by Birdfreak
There were three guys from Swarovski too, Rob, Dean and Clay. Clay was the main guy heading the field trip. They were so very nice to us. Rob looked for Horseshoe Crabs with me and we found a lot of cool things on the beach. We even waded in the shallow water and talked a lot. I like that all the great birders did not treat me like a little kid on this trip and made me feel like a part of the group.
Rob and Dean from Swarovski - photo by Birdfreak
Clay - photo by Birdfreak
the whole gang - photo by Birdfreak
I was so lucky to be able to go on this field trip. It was one of the most amazing trips I have ever gone on and I saw a ton of birds, including a lot of LIFERS!!
3 comments ↓
I found your blog via Birdchick’s where i noticed you were fascinated by the Horseshoe crabs. A number of years ago i was lucky enough to go to the Horseshoe Crab Museum in Kasaoka Japan, utterly fascinating for this Aussie! Unfortunatly the Museum website doesnt have an English version, but you can follow the link to the museum from here - http://www.culturalprofiles.net/japan/Units/5631.html (i posted this one cause it is in English) some great photos! Thought you might be interested
You were in great company, Dakota. The only birder/blogger I’ve met in person is Julie Zickefoose. I met her and her family in New Mexico last year at the Crane Festival. They are really cool folks. I’m looking forward to reading your next post about your lifers, etc.
DQ - Thanks for letting me know about the Horseshoe Crab Museum. I would love to see it someday.
Mary Carlson - Thanks, I really liked Julie Zickefoose, she was very neat.
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