Big news!
The nesting bald eagles in the meadow have not one, not two, but THREE eaglets in the nest!
We are so happy for the proud parents!
*A quick reminder that the meadow is private property*
A recent bird count in the meadow also accounted for the species listed below. A great reminder that dairy farmers do more than just make milk – we are protecting open spaces which is good for wildlife, biodiversity, ground water, health and wellb eing, property values, and more.
7 Canada Goose
13 Wood Duck
2 Mallard
1 Common Merganser
6 Mourning Dove
2 Killdeer
1 Least Sandpiper — Thin decurved bill; dark brown back; yellowish legs. In wet/muddy field that also held other shorebirds.
7 Wilson’s Snipe — Shorebird flushes from wet fields. Long bill; dark stripes on the back.
2 Spotted Sandpiper
4 Solitary Sandpiper
4 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Green Heron
2 Bald Eagle
1 Belted Kingfisher
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Eastern Kingbird
3 Warbling Vireo
1 Blue Jay
1 Fish Crow
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
8 Tree Swallow
1 Barn Swallow
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Carolina Wren
8 European Starling
2 Gray Catbird
1 Eastern Bluebird
1 Wood Thrush
10 American Robin
8 Cedar Waxwing
8 American Goldfinch
2 Savannah Sparrow
15 Song Sparrow
2 Baltimore Oriole
12 Red-winged Blackbird
3 Brown-headed Cowbird
4 Common Grackle
1 Ovenbird
1 Northern Waterthrush
2 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 American Redstart
2 Northern Parula
4 Yellow Warbler
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
2 Palm Warbler (Yellow)
24 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
3 Northern Cardinal