HEAVEN IN MAY

Hello once again. There is no better time to bird in Minnesota than in May. I was back at work yesterday and tallied my best ever (while at work) 62 bird species in one day. 2nd highest Big Day that I have ever recorded. Some highlights were: 4 different swallow species (Bank, Barn, Cliff, and Tree), Northern Waterthrush (warblers starting to move in), Winter Wren, and Sora.

Sora

And here is the list of birds I saw on Friday, May 2nd.

American Crow

American Goldfinch

American Robin

Bald Eagle

Bank Swallow

Barn Swallow

Barred Owl

Belted Kingfisher

Black-capped Chickadee

Blue Jay

Blue-winged Teal

Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown Thrasher

Canada Goose

Cedar Waxwing

Chipping Sparrow

Cliff Swallow

Common Grackle

Common Loon

Common Merganser

Double-crested Cormorant

Downy Woodpecker

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Phoebe

European Starling

Field Sparrow

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Hairy Woodpecker

Hermit Thrush

Horned Lark

House Finch

House Sparrow

Killdeer

Mallard

Mourning Dove

Northern Cardinal

Northern Flicker

Northern Waterthrush

Osprey

Pied-billed Grebe

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-winged Blackbird

Ring-billed Gull

Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Pheasant

Rock Pigeon

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Rusty Blackbird

Sandhill Crane

Song Sparrow

Sora

Tree Swallow

Turkey Vulture

White-breasted Nuthatch

White-throated Sparrow

Wild Turkey

Winter Wren

Wood Duck

Yellow-rumped Warbler It truly is heaven in May. I (as Paul states) would prefer to be with my Heavenly Father - but it appears that I have more work to do. God Bless