When I took out the garbage this morning there was not the slightest breeze ... absolutely wind-still and thick humidity, like a jungle. In the woodlot across the street I may have heard, or imagined hearing a kookaburra. Then, were those monkeys in the trees? Nahh! I drove over to Reesor (lower) pond because someone spotted a Common Gallinule with two chicks a few days ago. I
did see one gallinule swim from the western shore to the central grass patch but then it disappeared. Also saw a Virginia rail fly across the same stretch of water in the reverse direction. There were several juvenile pied-billed grebe on the other side of the pond. Also spotted a juvenile Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Chipping sparrow, Swamp sparrow, Eastern kingbird (still one nest with two chicks), House finch, Green-backed heron flyover and one kingfisher (out of phot0 reach). I did NOT see gallinule (Moorhen) chicks.
Common gallinule
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Green-backed heron
Dragonfly tail sticking out of chick's mouth
Eastern kingbird
