Incredible. The end of the branch the chipper sits on is as red as his head. Looks like you get these birds to pose! Gwenda On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 8:10 AM, alan lenk <adlenk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > >