Another bird walk

This appears to be the Clymene Haploa Moth

The bike path at Les Arends Forest Preserve

I think this is a baby Baltimore Oriole

This baby bird looks like it just came out of the water.

A pair of baby Cowbirds.

Red-winged blackbirds are in abundance.

Juvenile Canada Goose
Look how the markings of the head are beginning to show up.

Parent feeding a juvenile.
Tree Swallow

Turtles sunning themselves on the Fox River.

Baby Red-winged blackbird

The geese were moving right along.

Juvenile Mourning Doves

Male Red-winged Blackbirds.

Woodland Sunflower

Milkweed

Great Spangled Fritillary

Song Sparrow singing his heart out.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Coreopsis

There is another Heron Rookery a bit north of where we live.
I got the opportunity to check it out.  I know there were a lot more nest that we saw before the Spring, but I only saw this one today.
Does not look like any of these have fledged yet either.
Soon.
Have a great day.
Mary

While I was in Racine!

Got to do a little birding while I was in Racine, Wisconsin on a quilt retreat.  When I stopped at the Lighthouse, I spotted a Northern Flicker.

One the golf course property that had bird houses. I came across these Tree Swallows.  They were so pretty. Love their blue color.

There were more crocus blooming up north then at home.
Spring!!!

At the Jelly Belly factory in Pleasant Prairie is a pond.  There were 14 Red-breasted Merganser's.  It is fun to watch then dive for their food.

Cedar-waxed wing,  

Another sparrow.

Birds in the backyard.

Red-winged blackbird, female

Canadian Geese family.  This year there are less families of geese and ducks.  The rains we had the end of April flooded the ponds and area and washed out a lot of nests. The geese have a tendency to build nests on top of  muskrat nests in the ponds in our area.  We have not seen any small geese. This family is has pretty decent size babies.

Cormorants at sunset

Female red-winged blackbird

Tree Swallow  Caught this picture of a  swallow  entering  a bird house to feed its young. It is said they will build nests in a nest box. They will have one brood a year.  They are constantly flying around the marsh area where we live.

American Tree Sparrow

Unknown

Red-winged Blackbird