I heard it calling.  I saw it calling.  I photographed it calling.  I'm not satisfied.  I'll call again another day.


Male Eastern towhee

A beautiful morning, full sun and relatively calm.  Temp at 8 a.m. was 1-degree.  For the first two hours there was considerable bird activity and then things settled down after 10 o'clock.  Sightings (beyond the usual) included:  one Eastern Towhee (m), one Fox sparrow, Lots of Brown creepers, lots of CG kinglets, two Ruby-crowned kinglets, two flicker, about five YBSS, E. phoebe x 1, Yellow-rumped warbler x 3, WB nuthatch x 2, Cooper's hawk x 1, Hairy WP x 1, RBWP x1, Hermit thrush x2, and one Winter wren (seen for just a second).  Unfortunately, no sign of Pine warblers.

A rabbit took up residence under our trailer this winter.  With its cover and the deep  snow, made a nice little haven,  especially with any dead leaves under there.  When we were clearing the driveway from that big snowstorm in February, the snowblower filled in the entry way, so I made sure to scoop it out.  Early morning and late at nite I would throw out some seed for it.


The rabbit will get abit of a shock in a couple of weeks as the trailer is going camping!!!!  Headed to Wheatley and Rondeau for the migration!!!!

Today, I saw about half a dozen Hermit thrush at the park and there were also many Brown creeper about.  No Fox sparrows and no towhees.  At one point I saw four hard-working phoebes busking at the edge of the  bluffs, despite low wages, all within a 45-degree field-of-view.  Also, quite a few Yellow-bellied sapsuckers.  The highlight of the morning was the arrival of Pine warblers. There were also some YR warblers.  I saw three of the former species and not one of them had ever heard of Donald Trump.  The sound of GC kinglets was everywhere, even when not readily visible, although many were indeed along sight-lines.

SOY Hermit thrush before the rain