The Friday birdwalk, while not very exciting, species found, was simply a beautiful walk, remarkable sunshine, cool, and ulitmately rewarding in other ways.  David Ludlow is very adept at finding other things to enjoy, including plants and animals worth knowing about.  Here are some photos from the morning.

Chippping Sparrow in the yard before the walk

Baltimore Checkerspot

Green Frog (female).

Solitary Sandpiper

Aerial combat, with an Osprey

Northern Watersnake

David holding a Garger Snake

Song Sparrow

A very substantial,Snapper.  The great mass of his body is below the surface,   You can get an idea of his size by the distance to the head.

Red-breasted Nuthatch. Not a geeat photo but the only one I have so far of him. 

And further combat, a Red tail be harrassed .

A wonderful Purple Martin House

Purple Martin