We hiked up over 1000 feet above the valley floor and there was essentially no new green anywhere…maybe a few shoots of grass down in the valley, but that’s it. It is supposed to start getting warmer tomorrow and everyone is looking forward to it.
While I was cleaning a spot on one of my windows (not a common occurrence even in springtime), I noticed a Sage Thrasher in my yard. They are not very common around here, but will be spotted occasionally. This is the first one I’ve seen at my house.
Six Trumpeter Swans First record for the county White wisps of magic
Sometime in the early afternoon on Saturday, a birding buddy texted me that there was a report of Trumpeter Swans out in the valley. I headed out there about 4 PM and it was impossible to see the birds because they were hidden by vegetation on private property.
Fortunately, the birds finally drifted out where I could get some good clean photos of them. This was the first and only report of Trumpeter Swans in my county. I know that they are common in the Pacific NW and further north in the summer. I have seen them many times up in the Yellowstone/Tetons area, but it was cool to see and photograph them here.
Several birding buddies went out to the location the next morning before 7:00 AM, but the birds were already gone….thus the white wisps of magic.
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