Twin Elm Dead End and Richmond Conservation Area

May 29, 2020

We made a brief stop at Moodie Pond to look for American Golden Plovers, but they had left,

We proceeded to Twin Elm Road and parked.  Barbara got an American Redstart by the car, and Bill got a Red-eyed Vireo further along.  As we were ready to move on, one of the adult Ospreys returned.  A couple of baby heads were just visible at the nest.

We moved to the Richmond Conservation Area.  Some of the new nest boxes were occupied by Tree Swallows.  There was nothing much in the ponds with water, but the almost dry cell had a Great Blue Heron, some Killdeers and several Mallards.

We walked around to the back where we saw several Yellow Warblers and a Baltimore Oriole.

A Peregrine Falcon tried for a Red-winged Blackbird, but missed, we think.  Finally we spotted a Cedar Waxwing.  At the parking lot, we saw a Common Yellowthroat.