Yesterday morning, a Tree swallow showed up on my Merlin as a possible. Thinking that it seemed too early, I dismissed it. A little bit later, I was scrubbing the birdbath and saw a Tree swallow sitting on a branch near their favorite nest box. A welcome sight indeed. After a while, others showed up. I just love the joyous sound of their song and their aerial ballet.
Also heard my first Field sparrow of the year.
The morning chorus has really increased the last week, Housefinches being the loudest. Bluebirds are a close second. They are also checking out the nest boxes.
It has been a peculiar spring so far. A week ago, we had light snow. Yesterday and today were almost uncomfortably warm, really pushing the spring flowers along. Saw my first Bumblebee and a lovely Spring Azure today.
