Yesterday afternoon at about 2:30 pm I saw the chat along the bike path. It flew up from the bushes close to the path, perched on a branch, sang for about 20 seconds, and then dropped back down into the bushes. Long enough for a good view with binoculars. Too short for a photo. Nice to see and hear.
There are a lot of other birds along this path, especially between Alexander Road and Sagamore Road even in the late afternoon. There was not much between Sagamore Road and Valley View Road.
I could hear a lot of peeps and wispy calls along the path in the bushes. I'm guessing there are a lot of nests with young in that area about now. One song sparrow brought nesting material to one bush multiple times.
There were also many butterflies along the way popping up here and there as the sun came out. 

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