BLACK-NECKED STILTS
3 of us birded Gibson County, Indiana on Monday and Tuesday of this week and totaled 73 species for the two days. We spent most of our time at Cane Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, Tern Bar Slough Wildlife Management Area and Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge. Shore birds were everywhere but not a wide variety of birds. The best birds of the week so far were the above Black-necked Stilts. They are so elegant in stature and stark in coloration. Reports are coming in from locations throughout the Tri-state region of warblers, vireos and other neo-tropic migrants so the next weeks will be chocked full of new species. Stay tuned bird lovers!
It has been 26 days since I have been out birding for more than an hour but between home and a couple of store bird hikes I have been able to add a few more birds to my annual total. We had our first Ruby-throated Hummingbird at our feeders on the 20th of March! That is about 3 weeks earlier than normal. The same morning I heard and then saw a Wood Thrush in our yard, which again, is about 3-4 weeks earlier than normal. Over the weekend I had two bird hikes that again added a few birds to the yearly total. March was a 104 species month, which is about 20 more than normal. April is usually a 125 species month so we will see what the weather blows in. March was the second warmest and 4th driest on record. All of the flowering trees and shrubs are now past their prime and the tree canopies are well on their way to full leaf. It is going to be extremely difficult to find warblers this year.Some very good birds are showing up over the past few days. More and more Warblers are being reported in the Tri-state. Prothonotary Warblers have been reported in central Kentucky so it is not long before my favorite bird will be here.Get out and enjoy nature. Spring is the best time of year to see the best nature has to offer!
3 of us birded Gibson County, Indiana on Monday and Tuesday of this week and totaled 73 species for the two days. We spent most of our time at Cane Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, Tern Bar Slough Wildlife Management Area and Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge. Shore birds were everywhere but not a wide variety of birds. The best birds of the week so far were the above Black-necked Stilts. They are so elegant in stature and stark in coloration. Reports are coming in from locations throughout the Tri-state region of warblers, vireos and other neo-tropic migrants so the next weeks will be chocked full of new species. Stay tuned bird lovers!