Baby bird factory

· Maine Event

Up, up, and away. We had a leisurely morning and headed out for a wonderful hike. It started off foggy and cool and then got hot. It was just about 7 miles, but keep in mind we were not racing. We spent a lot of time stopping and looking at birds. We also packed a lunch as usual. And spent some quality time talking about many things and drank tons of water. That was the day. There were so many baby birds and nests that it was like a baby-bird factory. I've decided that all the birds come from here. It's also true that it's easier to see them and their nests because it's the standing forest of burnt trees from the 2020 Woodward fire.

Mom with three young ones.
The water bottle was cool, and the moth had flattened himself on it and was not giving it up.
Many baby trees along the trails also
Different view of Black Mountain
Western Brush Rabbit
Divide Meadow viewing area
Subtle California style sunset (on the other side of the valley the fog is rolling in)
Venus

6:21 am – 8:11 pm, which is 13 hours and 50 minutes of daylight

The bird of the day is a Mountain Bluebird

Here is a poem for you

Love, Tawnia

Bird List: 47 species today

California Quail
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Western Flycatcher
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Wrentit
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Northern House Wren
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Pine Siskin
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Wilson's Warbler