Late yesterday the horrible weather finally subsided and we were able to get out for a walk....
and were thrilled to see, at the martin boxes, a small flock of Mountain Bluebirds! This is the first time in several years that we've seen them here. They used to be a common sight every spring as they migrated through to the interior.
here is a closer look at one of the males....
and a couple of females....
and the bluebirds weren't the only surprise....
there was a male Yellow-rumped Warbler....and even more surprising...
a Say's Phoebe.....this is only the 2nd or 3rd time I've seen one of these in this area....again, just migrating through to the interior.
lets have another look at the bluebirds....
today was a picture perfect postcard kind of day.....water levels are on the rise
there continue to be quite a few Northern Flicker around, this one happens to be a mix of yellow shafted and red shafted as he has the red 'moustache' of the Red Shafted, but also showed a faint red V shape on the back of the head, which is one of the typical markings of the Yellow shafted.
and a familiar call alerted us to the first White-crowned Sparrow of the season. They will be regulars now for the coming months.
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