April 30, 2022
We went to the Twin Elm dead end still hoping to see Rusty Blackbirds, teals and migrating warblers. On the way, Barbara got some good shots out the car window along Cambrian Road.
We drove directly to the flooded fields near the dead end to look for shorebirds and teals. Several Greater Yellowlegs put on a good show for us.
The Solitary Sandpipers we had seen last time were not showing. The Blue-winged Teals had left, but a half dozen Green-winged Teal were sleeping at the back end of the small pond behind the lager one - scope view only.
We walked the road to the west through the wetland swamp. There were lots of kinglets, yellow-rumps and woodpeckers. Some of the latter were mating.
Time to move on to the the Richmond Conservation Area. There were 2 male Northern Shovellers and a pair of Blue-winged Teals on the second cell.
We encountered an Eastern Comma and a Mourning Cloak butterflies.
Barbara also photographed a male Brown-headed Cowbird and an Eastern Garter Snake.
All of the bird house boxes had Tree Swallows buzzing around, on top and inside. It's that time of year!
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