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Our May 9th Birdwalk was a special celebration of International Migratory Bird Day. While the quantity and variety of birds was not very impressive for this date in May, the tenacity of our participants certainly was! Storm clouds were gathering as 9:00 approached, and they let loose almost as soon as we started. Despite the heavy downpour, our 30 plus participants stayed with us.
We didn’t spend long looking out at the lake, since it was pouring rain at the time. We devoted most of our efforts to the wooded areas further north. Warblers are usually the star attraction at this time of year, but they, along with most other birds, were remarkably scarce. Swallows, Brown Thrashers, Night Herons and Baltimore Orioles all provided good viewing opportunities. We tallied a total of 47 species: not bad under the conditions.
Our prize draw was a more rushed than we had planned because of the threatening weather. I was afraid there would be no one left if we waited until after the rain, so we drew for $5, $10, and $20 gift certificates at Birds and Beans before we started the walk. David Pritchard from Birds and Beans was on hand to distribute free coffee vouchers to everyone as well.
The photos below are courtesy of Uri M.
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