On Sunday morning, I had one of the better early-April birding outings I’ve
ever had in Sapsucker Woods. Here are some highlights, which I enjoyed
with various others.
* AMERICAN WOODCOCK, found by Wee Hao Ng south of the Lab at 9:20 AM. The
bird was foraging along the first wooded stretch of
Tilden and I went to the Wilson Trail North in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday,
hoping to find migrants seeking shelter from the wind. After much patient
effort, we saw three FOX SPARROWS making short dashes across the trail.
Listening for a rising call note helped us to locate these birds. We also
