The lake was abound with the sounds of summer on our walk this morning! Western wood-peewees, black-headed grosbeaks, warbling vireos, Bullock's orioles, yellow warblers, house wrens – the list goes on. And the nice thing about this morning was that we got to see the birds!! A common yellowthroat was a special treat at the south end of the lake as were two baby wood ducks with mom and 8 mallard ducklings with mom. Always nice to see the baby birds.... The weather this morning was perfect for a stroll around the lake – sunny but not too hot. Two osprey fished the lake while spotted sandpipers ran around on the shore. The yellow-breasted chats were noisy but not very visible; but a couple lazuli buntings were much more cooperative. Seven of us saw a total of 49 species today. Not bad for a two mile walk! Ginger
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