Taking advantage of a nice day I drove to Lake Tomahawk for a walk around the lake. As soon as I set foot on the trail a shadow of a flying bird crossed my path. It was a Yellow-rumped Warbler greeting my arrival as it darted for insects. Further on a Chipping Sparrow provide a nice pose, and numerous Tree Swallows were skimming the lake. One female took a rest and landed in a tree for and checked me out. No ducks were see on the lake other than the very common ones, and a Great Blue Heron could be seen near where the creek enters the lake, as is usually the case. On to Owen Park to see if the sparrows Steve Ritt had reported earlier might still be around. I didn't see any sparrows but lots more Yellow-rumps. There must have four or five on the trial between the pond and the WWC property. Soon several Golden-crowned Kinglets made their presence known and moved so close to me I kept having to retreat to get them into the viewfinder. A Downy and Pileated woodpecker searched tree trunks for a meal, and a Eastern Phoebe was also seen. On the ponds themselves there were two Pied-billed Grebes and one Redhead to round out my observations. The bluebird was not seen at either location, rather on Max Patch Road last weekend. Bird activity really seem to be picking up! Alan Lenk
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