A day for the birds

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So we counted. In spite of the dark skies and cold winds, the warblers were here. The most interesting sightings were in open fields at the southwest corner of the county, where we found American Pipits (also called Water Pipits) and Lapland Longspurs. The latter were in breeding plumage, and should have been long gone into the Canadian north. A mystery, but all four of us saw them and confirmed the identity.

I'm going to be so stiff and sore tomorrow that I can't even think about it. First ever encounter with the conservation district police. The officer was quite nice about it, but wanted to know what we were doing in a closed area. Fortunately, we had a letter of authorization and he was satisfied. Photos from Coral Woods (public) and that closed area tomorrow, I hope.