Bennington Lake Today

We are beginning to see and hear young birds.  This morning we found young Bullock's orioles, yellow warblers and house wrens.  We also found a western wood peewee nest with mom sitting on eggs.  We had our first shorebird other than the killdeer and spotted sandpipers that nest at the lake.  It was a long-billed dowitcher.  Hopefully with the water level continuing to go down, we will see more shorebirds as they come back through.  We saw and/or heard 44 species today.  It was a very pleasant morning for walking – not too hot with a little breeze to help us keep cool.  Ginger