Spring Firsts...

[Axeman]

Today (Sat march 13) I had 2 spring firsts....I heard a sandpiper and saw a chipmunk. I also so some sort of falcon -- seemed a little larger than a kestrel -- chasing a small bird, but I'm not sure if falcons migrate or not so not sure if that's a spring first.

Seems like the robins are a little slow in returning.

How about yourselves?

[thouc]

Falcon, little larger than a Kestrel, chasing a bird, sounds like it could have been a Merlin.

Spring firsts:
Common Grackle, Mar 6, Onion Fields, Point Pelee
Red-winged Blackbird, Mar 6, Hillman Marsh
American Robin, Mar 11, Chatham
American Goldfinch, Mar 9, Chatham (Haven't seen them earlier this year)
Tundra Swan, Mar 10, Chatham (migrating north)

/Thomas

[RKD]

heard a Flicker a few days ago and saw a chipmunk yesterday, both in Georgetown

[Axeman]

Another first today...not passerine...and not a happy one...Aedes sp....a mostquito...sigh...

[Axeman]

First Turkey Vulture of the year...today...