Dateline: 28 May 2022
After that awful-but-necessary ‘tick warning’ post, time to get back to something more enjoyable. Saturday, 28 May 2022 – cloudy and rainy in the morning, cool and mostly sunny in the afternoon. Lovely day for a stroll along the Pine Tree Trail at Presque Isle State Park. (Pine Tree Trail was freshly mowed and in pristine condition.)
Transient bird population has plummeted precipitously. Along with the population of folks out birding. Fine on both fronts, but still plenty of birds and other nature to enjoy.
Spotted a few mammals, including this one here, which might be a feral cat:
A lovely Brown Thrasher:
Chipmunks are hard to get on film due to mostly sticking to the underbrush, so lucky to see a couple on this outing.
The big news, and a cause for celebration at BirdingPI.com (first time sighting ever) was a lovely female Canada Warbler! Wow.
These pictures are awful, but good enough for ID purposes. Note the gray head, yellow throat and underside, distinctive eye ring, and slight/abbreviated necklace.
Closing out this post with an ‘artsy’ shot of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female) with honeysuckle, off the Pine Tree Trail. More photographs of this lovely hummingbird to follow!
[Editor’s note: ‘feral cat’ – ha ha.]