April 21 Program
Penny Briscoe from Vicksburg, well-known for her knowledge of Purple Martins, presented a fascinating program at our monthly meeting Thursday. Besides club members, several "purple martin people" were in the audience as well. Penny left some brochures and other materials which you may get from Ric.
April 23 Field Trip
Finally, beautiful weather for our monthly field trip, and surprisingly only five people participated. We walked counterclockwise from the temporary Lincoln Street entrance on the 2.2-mile trail around the lake at the new Dune Harbor County Park (formerly the Nugent Sand property).
Our efforts produced 40 bird species including Wood Duck, Bufflehead, Redhead, Common Loon, Northern Harrier, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird, White-throated and Swamp Sparrow, Pine and Yellow-rumped Warbler, and close to 200 Double-crested Cormorants (one carrying nesting material)!
