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Rated: E · Book · Animal · #2144519
a place to express my love for birds
#934934 added May 20, 2018 at 4:18pm
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#157-160
I had a few new species this week. Monday I saw, #157, Indigo Bunting in the parking lot at Locust Lake. Oddly, I didn't get any at my feeders this year! I had two last year, and I expected them to return, but I haven't seen them. Of course, I don't watch the feeders all day,so I could have missed them.

On Friday, I saw #158, Chimney Swift at a shopping plaza in the early morning, and then I heard a #159, Hooded Warbler at State Gamelands (while searching for a Cerulean Warbler, which I didn't find). I'd loooove to see a Hooded Warbler someday! They're quite distinct-looking!

Today I heard, #160, Blackpoll Warblers at Locust Lake. I learned today that Blackpoll Warblers pretty much signal the end of the Spring migration, so they're kind of a bittersweet bird for birders.

The funny thing is, I had 160 birds within 5 months, and now it will probably slow way down for the rest of the year. I still look forward to hiking and birdwatching for the rest of 2018, though. *Smile*

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