We walked Bennington Lake this morning with great anticipation of seeing some new arrivals such as Bullock's orioles, black-headed grosbeaks,yellow-breasted chats, gray catbirds....but we were disappointed. However, all wasn't lost because house wrens and yellow warblers were singing all around the lake. We were able to see a couple orange-crowned warblers, and MerryLynn saw a MacGillivray's warbler. We heard a western tanager and a western wood peewee, so hopefully by next week they will show themselves. The osprey was fishing and its beauty was noted by all. We saw a young kestrel peeking out of one of the kestrel boxes, and two very busy parents feeding. Male calliope hummingbirds were pretty easy to spot, and a male downy woodpecker was diligently drilling a hole in a snag along the canal. There was finally a little bit of mud along the dam shore, and the cliff swallows were busy collecting housing material. At the diversion dam by Rooks Park a pair of tree swallows were nesting in a wood duck box. By next week things should be hopping!
Ginger
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