April 8, 2008 [LINK / comment]

Chipping sparrows arrive

I heard some Chipping sparrows for the first time this spring a few days ago, and after the sun finally came out this afternoon, one appeared at our feeder, the first I have seen. Fortunately, it stayed put while a took a picture:

Chipping Sparrow

Not much else to report. Where are the swallows??? The recent gloomy weather has made it hard to do any serious birding walks. I did see a Kingfisher perched on a wire along Route 29 on Monday, a rather odd location, I thought.