May 8th – Happy Mothers’ Day

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Mother Robin going about her duty.....as usual. -R. Camasta
Mother Robin going about her duty…..as usual. -R. Camasta

Hey Mom!! Happy Mother's Day!
Hey Mom!! Happy Mother’s Day!

Motherhood is like sex and death: you can’t imagine it until you do it. It’s a completely overwhelming, all-else obliterating passion for a little blob! -Juliet Stevenson
Eastern Phoebe with his Ode to a Grecian Urn. -R. Camasta
Eastern Phoebe with his Ode to a Grecian Urn. -R. Camasta

The action today wasn’t overwhelming….but it was much better than yesterday. Plus we encountered 3 new (for the year) species: Veery, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Ovenbird.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks really like the saffron seeds mixed in with the black oil sunflower seeds. -R. Camasat
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks really like the saffron seeds mixed in with the black oil sunflower seeds. -R. Camasat

Banded 41:
1 Mournind Dove
4 Tree Swallows
1 Blue Jay
1 House Wren
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Wood Thrush
2 Blue-winged Warblers
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
2 Yellow Warblers
2 Yellow-rumped Warblers
1 Ovenbird
4 Common Yellowthroats
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Common Grackle
1 Baltimore Oriole
1 Orchard Oriole
15 American Goldfinches

ET’s: 56 spp.

Photo Gallery:

Male Yellow Warbler. -R. Camasta
Male Yellow Warbler. -R. Camasta

Yellow-throated Vireo. -R. Camasta
Yellow-throated Vireo. -R. Camasta

Male Yellow-rumped Warbler in the spruce trees in front of the Mansion - a great place to look for warblers early in the morning. -R. Camasta
Male Yellow-rumped Warbler in the spruce trees in front of the Mansion – a great place to look for warblers early in the morning. -R. Camasta

A lingering White-throated Sparrow - most of his ilk have passed through. -R. Camasta
A lingering White-throated Sparrow – most of his ilk have passed through. -R. Camasta

Female Tree Swallow soaking up the sun. -H. Polan
Female Tree Swallow soaking up the sun. -H. Polan

Despite the Tree Swallow onslaught, our parking lot pair of bluebirds continues to thrive. -H. Polan
Despite the Tree Swallow onslaught, our parking lot pair of bluebirds continues to thrive. -H. Polan

Male Baltimore Oriole. -B. Fotheringham
Male Baltimore Oriole. -B. Fotheringham

Female Baltimore Oriole. -B, Fotheringham
Female Baltimore Oriole. -B, Fotheringham

(Banded) Chipping Sparrow. -B. Fotheringham
(Banded) Chipping Sparrow. -B. Fotheringham

Eastern Bluebird -B. Fotheringham
Eastern Bluebird -B. Fotheringham

Eastern Phoebe -B. Fotheringham
Eastern Phoebe -B. Fotheringham

Yellow-rumped Warbler -B. Fotheringham
Yellow-rumped Warbler -B. Fotheringham

Male Red-bellied Woodpecker -B. Fotheringham
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker -B. Fotheringham

Rick

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