My typical after church and breakfast drive with the family into greenwood cemetery was quite special today. I found a temporary magic tree that included one rarity among early March species. Mind you ,I didn't find the golden fleece but for a smallish tree, it made my day.
Typically my drive takes me pass all the water ponds. And the third one was a charm. Crescent water was my last spot and there at the West shore , a tree no higher than 25 feet high in front of a crypt with red brick doorway was the magic tree. I was in the car and from it I saw a " frozen still" Red bellies woodpecker on the trunk no more than 2 feet above ground. A Tufted Titmouse perched higher up. Two lady birders came by shortly after and watched awhile. They soon walked around crescent water. I figure time to go but as the lady birders got near the intersection, I decided to ask them if they saw anything else. "We got an Orange crowned warbler." Darn! I gotta go back!.
I parked the car near the corner and got out. For the next ten minutes, I saw about 7 species in that tree: Red- bellies Woodpecker ,Titmouse,white breasted nuthatch ,chickadees,junco,yellow bellies sapsucker and halfway thru that bunch excellent views of one of my favorite warblers,Oranges crowned. I tell you,in the sun rays, that warbler looks beautiful!
It was an amazing Sunday moment.
