Well, spring really did get here. Yesterday in Twin Cities it got to be 59 degrees. Had the day off to scope a location for National Park Service bird banding program coming up. Found several species of birds either singing, or fueling up. American Goldfinches were singing and eating on recently budded trees; American Robins were singing and eating; Red-bellied Woodpecker was working his tongue (see pic) into bark for grubs; got a red-tailed hawk with a very full crop!; and finally, Dark-eyed (slate colored) juncos, SINGING! Birds of North America lists this as an occasional occurence on non-breeding grounds, so not unheard of. Pretty great to see and hear, though!
Well, spring really did get here. Yesterday in Twin Cities it got to be 59 degrees. Had the day off to scope a location for National Park Service bird banding program coming up. Found several species of birds either singing, or fueling up. American Goldfinches were singing and eating on recently budded trees; American Robins were singing and eating; Red-bellied Woodpecker was working his tongue (see pic) into bark for grubs; got a red-tailed hawk with a very full crop!; and finally, Dark-eyed (slate colored) juncos, SINGING! Birds of North America lists this as an occasional occurence on non-breeding grounds, so not unheard of. Pretty great to see and hear, though!
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