With tolerable temps and a light breeze, a quick walk at the land lab was fruitful. First I enjoyed a group of 7 Bobolinks, (5 males molting, one alr in winter plumage & one female) in the dried grasses that are seeding just below the school. Their wonderful song added to the experience. The group fluttered across the path a bit east and I followed them along the mown path, relocating some of them. Then suddenly, 2 large groups rose out of the fields, flying fairly low then dropping back into the fields farther east and out of sight. I estimated close to 20 birds—more Bobolinks than I’ve seen at one time for many years, prob not since my early days of birding in central NJ when large singing/displaying flocks could still be found in spring. V cool!

A Willow FC was easy to see and calling. Lots of Barn Swallows w/several juvs. One Chimney Swift. A YS Flicker, Killdeer. Not much else except the usual RW Blackbirds, Cowbirds, grackles, goldfinches & Song Sparrows.

Peggy Wang
Granville 
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