Went to Blendon Woods to look for warblers.  Spent 2 hours on one of the woods trails and had basically frustration and Warbler Neck to show for it.  Went to the Nature Center--zilch, not even the turkeys who have been frequenting the feeders.  Didn't even have enough time left to walk to the pond but decided I would go as far as the clearcut.  Nada. But, I ran into a group of birders coming from the pond and they said a veery was crossing the trail back and forth just a little way further, so I decided to proceed to see if I could see the veery.  And there it was.  The night before had been rainy, and the area on the righthand side of the trail was a little marshy.  I caught a flash of color, and right there, on a low branch, was a scarlet tanager (I'd been hearing tanagers and grosbeaks in the treetops but hadn't spotted any of course) that flew down to drink and bathe.  In the next 10 minutes it was joined by a Nashville warbler, a
 spectacular male Blackburnian, an ovenbird, a female rb grosbeak, a female Baltimore oriole, and a catbird--all at eye or ground level some 10 to 30 feet away, and all first of the season birds for me.  AND, I saw the turkeys crossing the path on my way back.  It was truly one of those experiences that keep birdwatching hope alive!   Equally good birding to you.  Pam Unger

There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein




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