According to the weather report, there is a 6% chance of rain today.  When I got up at 0630 hrs, it looked more like a 98% chance of rain.  So, I turned over and went back to sleep.  By 0800 hrs, it still looked like 98%.  I decided to have breakfast.

By 1100 hrs, the skies still looked ominous,  but I decided to take my chances and set out paddling for the head of the bay where I’d seen four deer nibbling on trees while I was having breakfast.  The deer were still nibbling when I got there.

I decided to check out some small islets near the entrance to the bay.  At first, all I saw was dead wildflowers.  Then, I looked closer and a heron popped his head up.

A black bird hiding among the seagulls….. an oyster catcher!

When I checked out the seagulls a little closer, I found these two birds, birds I’ve never seen before.  According to my birding book I discovered they were Caspian Terns.

On my way back to the boat I spotted a flotilla of Canadian honkers, probably on their way to mooch crackers from the Labor Day weekend boaters.