Today we recorded our 1,000 bird of the season...a milestone we like to track to see how the season is progressing, compared to other years. Last year, our record season total was 1811 and we reached our 1,000th bird on the record early date of March 20th. It's usually in early-to-mid April, so this year is very late.
As a bonus, today, though, we again saw a flock of 20+ American White Pelicans...and our first Least Tern flew low right over our heads!
Brian Taber
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk, by Steve Thornhill
