Chirps and Cheeps

The BOS (Buffalo Ornithological Society) was conducting a count this weekend and I helped cover a couple of spots at Beaver Meadow. It was a beautiful morning and I wish I could have stayed the day.

The early morning pond area was "alive" with bird songs everywhere.  I was delighted to hear an Eastern Towhee singing his spring song, "drink your teeeaaa", along with some Song Sparrows, Black-capped Chickadees, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and kinglets.

I noticed some movement in a viney-berry spot and found a silent Hermit Thrush indulging on the berries. I haven't been doing too well with thrushes lately, so it was a nice find.

Another nice find along Fox Trail was a coupe of other warblers, a Nashville and a Magnolia who appeared to be foraging together.

Other birds seen were: American Wigeon, Wood Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker, and Blue-headed Vireo.