Though we enjoy the birds all year, Spring makes you take the time to look, listen, and smile. Last year about this time, we had a couple from Fort Smith, AR come stay with us for a few days. Sandy was an avid, knowledgeable bird-watcher and took her scope wherever she went. David also enjoyed the birds but was more the photographer. Here’s their 36 bird list for the lodge and down on the lake while they were here. Thanks Sandy and David.
- Bald Eagle
- Common Loon
- Horned Grebe
- Canada Goose
- Great-horned Owl
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Turkey Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Ring-billed Gull
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Downy Woodpecker
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Fish Crow
- American Crow
- Starling
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-header Cowbird
- Goldfinch
- Eastern Bluebird
- American Robin
- Blue Jay
- Northern Mockingbird
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Grackle
- Carolina Chickadee
- Tufted Titmlouse
- Northern Cardinal
- Carolina Wren
- Tree Swallow
- Double Crested Cormorant
- Mourning Dove
- Yellow Rumped Warbler
- Phoebe
Now I need bird watchers to add to the list for the rest of Spring. Our Spring Away Special continues into May.