Birds and Snow

Connie's Birding the Big Thompson at Sylvan Dale Ranch today. The Christmas Bird Count numbers at Sylvan Dale have always made me eager to bird the ranch. Today was my first opportunity, and it was GREAT!

Pre-walk wintery gathering.

Singing Dipper.

We saw A LOT of Bluebirds. Mountain and Western. Maybe 

more than I've ever seen before all together. Lovely.

Best time of year for snow on blooms.

Snowy spider web.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet! We saw one and then two more

with a group of Bushtits.

Broad-winged Hawk...A little irritated with us for disturbing

it during its magpie meal.

The light never got amazing for photos, but the snow did clear...

30 species on a snowy April day. Wonder what June would be like...

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