Eleven hearty souls decided to see what birds were out and about at 5:30 this morning. We were greeted by a cacophony of sounds. Singing birds everywhere! The adult great horned owls were sunning on snags after a successful night of hunting (see our Facebook page for photos). Hundreds of
swallows were skimming over the lake - mostly bank and cliff with a few tree and rough-winged in the mix. Eleven baby wood ducks followed mom across the canal several times. Hummingbirds buzzed the feeders and two babies poked their beaks out of the nest on the east side. All the summer birds that nest at the lake were busy this morning. What fun!!! We tallied 47 species on our walk.
Now that the temperatures are getting into the 90's the best time to see birds is early morning or evening. They seek out the shade during the day just like most of us do. We will be walking at 6:30 during the hot weather so come join the fun.
swallows were skimming over the lake - mostly bank and cliff with a few tree and rough-winged in the mix. Eleven baby wood ducks followed mom across the canal several times. Hummingbirds buzzed the feeders and two babies poked their beaks out of the nest on the east side. All the summer birds that nest at the lake were busy this morning. What fun!!! We tallied 47 species on our walk.
Now that the temperatures are getting into the 90's the best time to see birds is early morning or evening. They seek out the shade during the day just like most of us do. We will be walking at 6:30 during the hot weather so come join the fun.
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