Things are picking up at Bennington Lake. Jon Lundak saw a calliope hummingbird a black-necked stilt and a Nashville warbler there on April 19. On our weekly walk, April 21, we saw several yellow-rumped warblers in bright breeding plumage, a western kingbird, a greater yellowlegs, two osprey, 12 bufflehead and 4 redheads with the more common waterfowl, and heard a house wren. Every week now more birds will be returning. It's an exciting time at the lake. The water was rushing over the spillway that we affectionately call "Cayuse Falls". We waded through it and got our feet wet, but it felt good after the hot walk on the east side of the lake. One of the great horned owl chicks apparently fell out of the nest in the parking lot, but it has crawled into a lower hole and appears to be doing fine. One of the parents keeps watch over both of the chicks from the cottonwoods nearby.
Ginger
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Was out this afternoon and witnessed a pair of Ospreys fishing. If my count was right, they got two fish on 5 attempts before the heat got to me :) My camera was locking up, but I'll post some photos soon on my site, http://adaminnocent.com
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