Since I was guiding visitors around the arboretum today, I wasn't able to bird with much focus. Here's what I was able to see. Highlights: The Barn Swallows are back. I saw a pair sitting on the power lines by the parking lot by the visitors center. My eBird list is appended below. Good birding to all, Chuck Henrikson Madison, Dane County Location: UW-Madison Arboretum Observation date: 4/13/11 Number of species: 23 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 3 Wild Turkey 3 Turkey Vulture 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2 Sandhill Crane 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 7 Barn Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 5 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 13 House Finch 7 American Goldfinch 3 #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn.