We started at 7:00 to try to beat the heat this morning and it was nice for about half of the walk, but by the time we got to the east side the sun was beating down on us. However, in spite of the heat we did see some nice birds. There were three Caspian terns flying around the lake when we arrived along with lots of swallows. We saw many baby birds today – killdeer, downy woodpecker, western kingbird, house wren, black-capped chickadee, yellow warbler, black-headed grosbeak, Bullock's oriole and house finch. The black-chinned hummingbirds are still enjoying the feeder MerryLynn put up for them along the trail, and the adult kingfisher was busy catching fish for its young who were crying from the a hole in the bank. There were three very noisy yellow-breasted chats along with the ever present sound of western wood peewees and willow flycatchers.
Just another day in the life of the birds at Bennington Lake!
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