Five of us enjoyed Greg Swanson's guided tour of the Howard Christensen Nature Center this morning.
Of 49 bird species, we found only seven warblers (Blue-winged, Nashville, Black-throated Green, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush and Common Yellow-throat). Not even a Yellow! And no bluebirds!
Notables included the waterthrush, Ruffed Grouse, Common Raven and Olive-sided Flycatcher. Others were Green Heron, Red-shouldered Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Great Crested Flycatcher (vocalizing all over the property, including a pair at their nest), Veery, Wood Thrush, Eastern Towhee, Indigo Bunting and Scarlet Tanager.
That's the least-blurry tanager photo. Greg suggested I post the blurriest as a Vermillion Flycatcher:
And if you believed that, then you'll also believe that these are birds:
Suffice that we enjoyed everything from snails to frogs to pigs (Penelope) this beautiful spring morning.
- Ric
