This morning on my bike ride to work I watched a red-headed woodpecker fly over the road and perch on a snag. While flying, it's white secondaries caught my eye and when it perched on the trunk of the snag I got a great look. It flew over Vermillion road about 1/2 mile north of the entrance to Park Hill Cemetery in the Hunter's Park neighborhood.
As I rode down Amity Creek and into Lester Park I heard several migrants, including: Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Nashville Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Ovenbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Yesterday in Lester Park I also heard Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and Northern Parula. All this seems a bit early this year. I've got a Northern Cardinal in my yard sitting on three eggs since at least last Saturday. Lot's of spring ephemerals are also blooming here. Our Hepatica and Bloodroot are almost done, but Anemone and Trillium are coming on and Bellwort is justing pushing up out of the ground. The Ammelanchier trees have also burst into bloom in the last couple of days. Matt Etterson ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
