Nesting time is drawing to a close at the lake. Most of the summer migrants have raised their young and the fledglings are now very visible - especially yellow warblers and house wrens. The swallows are starting to leave for their trip south after another very successful year. The cliff swallows have left and the bank swallows are mostly gone. A few tree swallows remain, and the barn swallows have started coming to the lake to feed. Vaux's swift numbers are growing and should continue at least through August.
The Corp planted sunflowers in two places on the east side of the lake and the finches have already found them. August is when we start watching for migrants that don't nest at the lake to pass through on their way south - warblers, flycatchers, and shorebirds (we saw a greater yellowlegs today). There's always something new to discover at Bennington Lake. Mornings and evenings are the best time to walk the trail in the summer. Birds are more active AND it isn't so hot!
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