Bennington Lake Today

Summer has returned!  I remember not too many days ago we were freezing and wondering if we would ever get warm weather!  There were two new arrivals at the lake this morning – Bullock's orioles and a Nashville warbler.  Lots of house wrens and yellow warblers were singing with the song sparrows, chipping sparrows and Bewick's wrens.  The rough-winged swallows are nesting in the canal, and in the parking lot as well as in the bank on the road into the lake.  Tree swallows are in the houses, and we found one in a snag along the canal at a spot we hadn't seen them nest before.   Cliff swallows are nesting on the cement structure in the lake. There was no osprey today which is surprising considering the number of fish and fishermen around.  Several male calliope hummingbirds posed for us along the canal.  It's the time of year when you hear a lot more birds than you actually see, but with a little patience they can be found so get out there and enjoy the birds!  Ginger