Mead Gardens, 4/21/2012
Chuck-will's Widow This morning I went to Mead Gardens again with the great people with the Orange Audubon Society. We had a wonderful morning. Easily the best highlight of the morning was seeing a Nightjar, in particular, a Chuck-will's Widow. We saw one our way to the board walk. On the board walk, we were happy to find an Indigo Bunting and a beautiful Prairie Warbler. When we circled back to where we saw the Chuck-will's Willow, we saw it again, and when it flew away, another came and perched on another branch. Chuck-will's Widow I don't know if this is the same as the first I saw Indigo Bunting Prairie Warbler We saw some nice Red-bellied Woodpeckers and Great Egrets, and on a few occasions, I saw Northern Cardinal fledglings. While I saw only one at at time in the same general area, I'm pretty sure there were more than one there. It was also great to see a Cooper's Hawk. Cooper's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Cardinal ...