A male WILSON'S WARBLER was singing in the yard on 5/27. 21 species visited the feeding station this week: Rock Pigeon: 24 American Goldfinch: 18 Red -winged Blackbird: 10 House Sparrow: 10 House Finch: 10 Blue Jay: 4 Gray Catbird: 4 European Starling: 4 Chipping Sparrow: 4 Black-capped Chickadee: 4 Northern Cardinal: 4 Common Grackle: 4 Hairy Woodpecker:2 Downy Woodpecker: 2 Mourning Dove: 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 2 American Crow: 2 Tufted Titmouse: 2 White-breasted Nuth

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD showed up at the feeders on 5/16, our first of the year. 24 species visited the feeding station this week: Rock Pigeon: 24 American Goldfinch: 18 Red -winged Blackbird: 12 House Sparrow: 10 House Finch: 10 Blue Jay: 6 Gray Catbird: 6 European Starling: 6 Chipping Sparrow: 6 Mourning Dove: 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 4 Black-capped Chickadee: 4 Northern Cardinal: 4 Common Grackle: 4 Hairy Woodpecker:2 Downy Woodpecker: 2 American Crow: 2 Tufted Titmouse

There will not be a birdwalk on Saturday, May 23rd as Derek will be on Monhegan with our annual tour group.

The 20th Bradbury Mountain Spring Hawkwatch came to a close (officially) on 5/15. Zane put in a few extra hours on 5/16 since the weather was looking promising. We definitely went out on a fizzle to cap off a well below average year. The cold wet spring and dearth of favorable winds just did not produce many good hawk flights for us. Starting off the season with our 6th ever Golden Eagle on day one was a highlight, as were the American Goshawks, Peregrine Falcons, and Norther