Thursday morning I was walking up the 7th hole when I saw a bird that I have never seen before. It was crouched, drinking water from a puddle on the cart path near the three left side bunkers. When I approached, it swept up into a sassafras tree, perched, and cautiously watched me as I slowly walked by.
It had a red stripe on its white breast, red under the wings, and white specked feathers on black. Later in the day I got out my birding book and learned that what I had seen was a "rose breasted grosbeak". According to my book, it is not a rare bird, and this part of NJ is well within it's habitat range. For me though, it's very exciting,and to see it here at Greate Bay reinforces the fact that our commitment to environmental stewardship is continuous,rewarding and successful.
(The picture of the grosbeak is from a web site on birds. I did not take the picture.)
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