Heard repeatedly from sedge meadow at S end of trail. First sang at 8:38 PM. Distinctive ticking; alternating sets of twos and threes “tic-tic, tic-tic-tic, tic-tic, tic-tic-tic”. Recording attached!
Photo lifer!
I swear its in this terrible digiscope, far out on the sound, continuing rarity and state bird for me
normal birder trunk
(found dead in lot, collected for CUMV)
Rest in eternal peace buddy. You're looking at the mournful remains of a fledgling dove cursed with a fractured left wing. I know there's little sense in mourning a wild animal, but I had a chance to help this one and failed to do so. The surprising depth of my grief has me ponder the influence of other living beings on our own emotional well-being, and furthers my belief that all organisms are fundamentally interconnected