sightings April 2009

Lots happening this month! I had a very exciting morning: I've heard my first warbler of the year! It was a black-throated green warbler. I didn't see him, but his distinctive zee zee zee zoo zee! was loud and clear.

I'm posting our sightings from the April meeting, but shortly I'll be sending directions to our May meeting to emails. If you don't get the direction in your inbox by May 10, please let me know and I'll send them again. Sometimes mass emails get caught by spam filters, and I'd like to make sure everyone knows how to get to the bird banding station.

Now on to more exciting things! During the month of April, Young Naturalists saw:

• ruby crowned kinglet
• moles (hairy-tailed?)
• fox sparrow
• rabbit
• white moth
• muskrat
• deer
• cardinal
• kingfisher
• Blanding's turtle
• red-tailed hawk
• squirrel
• mourning cloak butterfly
• comma butterfly
• Milbert's tortoiseshell butterfly
• red-winged blackbird
• robin
• turkey vulture
• bloodroot
• trout lily
• wild leek
• mallard duck
• osprey
• white-throated sparrow
• field sparrow
• fairy shrimp
• wood frog

Excellent list, everyone! See you in May.