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Great Morning at Sugarcreek MetroPark!
This morning, as the Miami Valley was awaken with a gentle mist and gray skies, avid birders joined me on the Adult Nature Walk at Sugarcreek MetroPark, which happens every second Tuesday of the month. We counted 17 species: Northern Flicker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Blue Jay, Carolina Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Robin, American Goldfinch, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Towhee, Carolina Chickadee, Cedar Waxwing, and White-throated Sparrows!
This afternoon I presented Birds of Dayton to a club in Brookville. I heard a lot of stories; one fella mentioned he had Great-blue Herons on his property, and listens to them at night. Close to the end of my presentation, I throw up some slides of my warbler workshop. Seeing that splash of color really gets people to understand that birders aren’t hiking miles to see a Blue Jay. We’re after many of these little colorful birds that most people here in America don’t even know exist! Anyhow, one fella was absolutely in awe, and had no idea such birds live right here in Dayton. His father-in-law told him to just get outside with binoculars. Indeed.
As the days get shorter, drawing migration season to a close, now is a great time to catch the stragglers. Enjoy the flocks of Grackles, Redwing Blackbirds, and others, and be mesmerized by how they all fly together as one cloud, making its way across the sky. Close this web browser, get away from your computer, and get outside! Life is happening out here!
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