A couple of hummingbirds appeared today -- not down by the pond where they nested last year but just back of the house; couldn't see if they were males or females. Also their cousins, Chimney Swifts, (yes, hummers and swifts are related) over the marsh along with (but above) the Purple Martins. But where are the other swallows?).
At least three Spotted Sandpipers were at the mouth of the pond and both Green Heron and Yellow-crowned Night-Heron flew over the marsh.
The Red-eyed Vireo continues to roam across the tops of the local oaks, singing away non-stop. There's a Parula Warbler somewhere up in those same oak tassels (I can hear it singing) and Pine Warbler as well but no other migratory warblers that I can make out.
The big find of the day was a young Box Turtle, about half the size of an adult and the first of any size to emerge this year.
Eric Salzman
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