April 17:

The Wrong Terns hit the trails again this year for another morning of social birding! The birds were cooperative for us, with migrants like Western Flycatchers and Warbling Vireos singing from the sycamores, and many of our residents like the Chestnut-backed Chickadee were already tending to young!

We wandered through McClellan down to Blackberry Farm, where we finally caught sight of the American Robins who had been singing to us through the morning. Our arrival to the trail to Linda Vista Park started with the adorable sight of Canada Goose babies trying to hop the fence their parents had stepped through, and we delayed our progress for 10 minutes to see them finally overcome the challenge and make their way to the golf course for lunch.

We used the last 45 minutes of our 4-hour window to enjoy our own meal at the feeders, and our patience was rewarded by visits from female Black-chinned Hummingbirds and a Selasphorous Hummingbird visiting the feeders.

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