Two rarity day
Yesterday I decided to leave the comforts of my local environs to look for a few birds that are rare to New Jersey. The most opportune place to go to do this is Cape May. Even though New Jersey is a small state, the drive from home in Ocean County to Cape May is still about 90 miles. So, taking the drive needed to be calculated, meaning I would go when the chances were better for finding a new state bird. The other day a magnificent frigatebird had been soaring over Cape May and a gray kingbird recently appeared. When I saw that the kingbird was seen again in the morning, I decided to take the trip south. No frigatebird was yet reported, but you never know what might show up in Cape May at this time of year. Maybe a swallow-tailed kite, a white-winged dove or an anhinga might make an appearance while I'm there. When I got to Cape May, the reports were that the kingbird was still around. I drove to the...