Day 3: April 28, 2024

Weather-wise, today was interesting. The sun was up (-ish) at dawn, but clouds were around as well. The forecast was for rain most of the day, with some partial clouds in the morning. If we wanted to get out and not get wet, morning was our best option.

I headed to North Norwich to visit a new-to-me wetland. It did not disappoint! As soon as I got out of my car, a sandhill crane flew overhead. As soon as I turned on Merlin to see if any warblers were around, a sora called out!

After a couple hours, the sun was shining, the sky was blue, and I was shedding layers.

Met a birder along the way. Thanks to his eagle eyes, I got a bittern!

The landowner invited us to visit her island across the road, and when we did, we were blessed with a Grey Ghost - a male northern harrier.

I stopped at our Adams Farm property, hoping to pick up some dragonflies and maybe some more warblers, but my luck had run its course. After about 40 minutes, the rain started. I bagged my cameras and trudged back to the car. It was just as well - I was getting tired.

Advice: eat a good breakfast and don't let yourself get dehydrated!

I hope everyone else had some great finds today. As of 3:30 PM we are at:
495 observations (up 134 from yesterday)
277 species (up 58 from yesterday)
24 observers (up 8 from yesterday)

Tomorrow is the last day. I know it's a Monday, and many of you will be at work, but I hope you can get outside for a bit and add some more data to our project!

Posted on April 28, 2024 07:35 PM by batgirl