We hosted for Easter, so it was mostly a birding-free weekend for me. I did manage to get out for a couple of hours late this morning into the early afternoon, and it was productive for not being out very long. At Wickham Lake I picked up my first Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the year. Then in the black dirt, I saw my first Broad-winged Hawk of the year. And, I also found a trio of VESPER SPARROWS. It had been 2 years since I last saw a Vesper Sparrow in Orange County, so I was pretty happy about it. The birds did not stick around very long, and heat shimmer wreaked havoc on my photos, but it was still great to see them.
As always , thanks for sharing -your photos were basically the only birds that I saw today ! Happy Easter
Happy Easter Liz; thanks so much for checking in. Matt
Nice day Matt. I’m sure seeing the birds come back brings new enthusiasm for the year!!!⬛
It does! Sometimes it feels like they will never arrive, lol. Migration will be in full swing before we know it. Matt