I stopped at Eagle Lake, Hancock County, yesterday morning and late
afternoon and did not see any Western or Red-necked Grebes. I did see a
Northern Waterthrush a bit north of the area where I saw /heard one well
into June. I wonder if one stuck around for the summer.
Otherwise there wasn't
Wednesday (5th) Lynn Marsh, Carol Mefford and I walked the bike trail north
from Cherry Glen. We were treated to many fledgling birds including
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-capped Chickadee and
Rose-breasted Grosbeak when we heard an Eastern Towhee calling. The male
After 25 years, it doesn't happen very often. It took a couple minutes
while I was doing the dishes for the noisy bird I heard in my neighbor's
crabapple to sink in as something special, but when I finally focused
and grabbed my binocs and headed out the deck door, I was treated to a
Carolina
At the Macbride Raptor Project/ Center, we have a fledgling+ (maybe 4-6 weeks
old) Turkey Vulture that was rescued by a St Bernard. The bird is unharmed
and needs to be returned to the wild. It appears young enough, that we would
prefer to place it in the area of an active nest. If anyone
