Date: 4/27/24 3:51 pm From: Blizard, David A <dab22...> Subject: Re: Children's walk- Sat April 27th
Thank you Constanza/Coty for a delightful verbal tour! Reminds me, once missed, never recovered. I’ll look fed to the next opportunity! Dave
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On Apr 27, 2024, at 5:38 PM, Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...> wrote:
Good evening, Bird Club,
The threat of rain and the chilly morning were no match for the small group that gathered this morning at Tudek Park to watch birds. We had children 1.5 to 12 y.o., and their adults.
We got to see some nice vignettes of Northern Cardinal and Tufted Titmouse males courtship-feeding their mates, always a sweet sight! A Pileated Woodpecker majestically flew low along the trail in the direction of the tree line, giving us a good view of the contrasting white patches in its wings. A House Wren sang for us, letting us know they are back from their wintering grounds! And a small, agile warbler quickly passed over us, hopping in the branches. So quickly that we did not get to see more than a streaked belly, and we could not properly ID the bird. The Pine Siskins are still hanging around Tudek Park after two weeks, making this irruption year a fun one to find them all over the area, even in town!
Other observations included spring violets in the Butterfly Garden, a gray squirrel with a stubby tail, and huge pieces of a cut tree that delighted our sense of smell.
