Meanwhile, the squabbly, free-loading pine siskins are still straggling around refusing to go north.
And in the past couple of days we've seen yellow warblers, breeding plumage lark buntings, and a peregrine falcon all moving through on their way north.
Side note, I'm always amazed when we are out and about how few people notice spectacular raptors flying right overhead. Peregrines, prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, and Swainson's hawks will regularly cruise the 'pigeon scene' at the outdoor pool on the college campus, flying RIGHT OVER the pool full of people. I'll be rubbernecking at a peregrine and look around and no one will have noticed that the fastest bird on earth just flew right over their head about 30 feet up LOL. Years ago, I remember spending ten minutes standing in a Trader Joe's parking lot watching a pair of peregrines doing a mating display flight right overhead. Not one other person noticed, which was sad.
April and May are so fun!