Chimney swift trio (photo by Jeff Davis)
24 April 2022
Bird migration picked up last week. I saw 10 new arrivals between April 17 and 23. The photos above, though not my own, give you a flavor of the new birds in town.
- Chimney swift
- Broad-winged hawk, migrating overhead
- Swamp sparrow
- Ovenbird
- Black and white warbler
- Northern parula
- Pine warbler
- Rose-breasted grosbeak
- House wren
- Wood thrush
More to come this week!
(photos by Jeff Davis, Meredith Lombard, Chuck Tague, Marcy Cunkelman, Lauri Shaffer, Steve Gosser, Tony Bruno)
Beautiful photos. Also beautiful weather to get out, look up and look around. Thanks for piqueing our interest.
In the past couple of days in my Squirrel Hill garden I had a ruby crowned kinglet and a red breasted nuthatch.
Kate, should I take my bird feeders down again with the avian flu?
Kathy, no don’t take your feeders down. Just keep them clean. Here’s my blog about it with links to Audubon’s advice. https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2022/04/11/this-years-bird-flu-how-to-protect-birds/