A fun and enlightening bird walk on a sunny morning. 13 Avid birders walked the trails, as we enjoyed hearing and seeing many Red-winged Blackbirds and Warbling Vireos. A highlight for many of us was seeing 2 active Baltimore Oriole nests and an active Robin nest. We also viewed 2 active Tree Swallow nests.
We had beautiful views of a brilliant blue Indigo Bunting, a Tufted Titmouse delivering food into a nest hole and nesting Eastern Phoebes carrying out a fecal sac. We heard many Cedar Waxwings, but views eluded us.
At the Purple Martin gourds, we observed 2 Purple Martins visiting and inspecting the gourds for the first time. Hopefully, they will decide to nest there in the future!
Nancy Clark & Beverly Propen
