Jan 10, 2025

 One of my favorite groups of birds is the order that includes kingfishers, motmots, todies, bee-eaters and rollers. The order Coraciiformes contains three families from the Americas and two Eurasian families. In 2024 I saw species from three of these families, so that's where we're going next! My Belted Kingfisher is flying up the Quinebaug River in Plainfield Connecticut - a favorite spot for fishermen, birders, and fishing birds.

Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, Quinebaug River in March.

The Connecticut River is tidal from its mouth at Old Saybrook to the dam at Windsor Locks north of Hartford, a distance of over 55 miles. Jorge drove out to the ferry landing at Rocky Hill to see what birds might be around - and found a few Ring-billed Gulls out walking around on the ice!

Riing-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, Connecticut River


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