Sunday was a beautiful day with clear skies and lots of bird activity early. The red-shouldered hawks were sitting on their nest in a pine tree north of the preserve entrance. If this is the same pair, they have fledged five young over the last two years. This is a new nest site this year. The barred owl female was being mobbed by blue jays and we are keeping our eyes open for owlets.

Sunday list:

Six blue-winged teal on the pond

Barred owl

Red-shouldered hawks

Blue gray gnatcatcher

Belted kingfisher

Ruby crowned kinglets

Fish crow

American crow

Great blue heron

Eastern towhee

Canada geese

White-throated sparrow

Rough-winged swallow

Carolina chickadee

Northern cardinal

Blue jay

Pine warbler

Dave Butler

Decatur, Dekalb County

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