{"id":746,"date":"2010-12-08T12:16:03","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T12:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/?p=746"},"modified":"2010-12-08T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T12:16:03","slug":"eastern-seabord-dash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=746","title":{"rendered":"EASTERN SEABOARD DASH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A late fall birding opportunity with my good buddy Paul presented itself for a quick trip down the eastern seaboard of the United States.\u00a0 Despite the freezing weather that dogged us the whole way, we managed to cover nearly 3,000 miles in 5 days getting as far south as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.\u00a0\u00a0 As a result of the trip, I was able to add 7 bird species to my life list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Brown-headed-Nuthatch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-747\" title=\"Brown-headed Nuthatch\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Brown-headed-Nuthatch-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Brown-headed-Nuthatch-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Brown-headed-Nuthatch-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Brown-headed-Nuthatch.jpg 1509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brown-headed Nuthatch, Weymouth Woods, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Eastern-Towhee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-748\" title=\"Eastern Towhee\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Eastern-Towhee-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Eastern-Towhee-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Eastern-Towhee-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Eastern-Towhee.jpg 1558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Towhee, Weymouth Woods, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Forsters-Tern.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-749\" title=\"Forster's Tern\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Forsters-Tern-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Forsters-Tern-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Forsters-Tern-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Forsters-Tern.jpg 1507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Forster&#8217;s Tern, Huntington Beach, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pine-Warbler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-750\" title=\"Pine Warbler\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pine-Warbler-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pine-Warbler-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pine-Warbler-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pine-Warbler.jpg 1509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pine Warbler, Weymouth Woods, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Sanderling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-751\" title=\"Sanderling\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Sanderling-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Sanderling-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Sanderling-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Sanderling.jpg 1513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanderling, Huntington Beach, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NORTHERN-GANET.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-773\" title=\"NORTHERN GANET\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NORTHERN-GANET-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NORTHERN-GANET-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NORTHERN-GANET-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NORTHERN-GANET.jpg 1567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Northern Gannet chased by seagull. Lewes, Delaware.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/CLAPPER-RAIL-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-774\" title=\"CLAPPER RAIL 2\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/CLAPPER-RAIL-2-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/CLAPPER-RAIL-2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/CLAPPER-RAIL-2-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/CLAPPER-RAIL-2.jpg 1513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clapper Rail. Huntington Beach, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/BLACK-BACKED-SEAGULL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-776\" title=\"BLACK-BACKED SEAGULL\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/BLACK-BACKED-SEAGULL-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/BLACK-BACKED-SEAGULL-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/BLACK-BACKED-SEAGULL-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/BLACK-BACKED-SEAGULL.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Black-backed Seagull with fish head.\u00a0 Lewes, Delaware.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PURPLE-SANDPIPER.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-780\" title=\"PURPLE SANDPIPER\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PURPLE-SANDPIPER-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PURPLE-SANDPIPER-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PURPLE-SANDPIPER-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PURPLE-SANDPIPER.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Purple Sandpiper. Barnegat Light, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PURPLE-SANDPIPER.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/HARLEQUINS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-781\" title=\"HARLEQUINS\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/HARLEQUINS-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/HARLEQUINS-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/HARLEQUINS-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/HARLEQUINS.jpg 1507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harlequin Ducks. Barnegat Light, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AVOCET.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-806\" title=\"AVOCET\" src=\"http:\/\/billreid.violet-flame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AVOCET-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AVOCET-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AVOCET-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AVOCET.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Avocet, Pea Island, Cape Hatteras, Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A late fall birding opportunity with my good buddy Paul presented itself for a quick trip down the eastern seaboard of the United States.\u00a0 Despite the freezing weather that dogged us the whole way, we managed to cover nearly 3,000 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=746\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bird-photography","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}