Yes, I am again driving out to WY to Grand Tetons Park. Old Silver Truck has retired, at over 314,000 miles. I have adopted a Subaru from Dad's yard for this adventure. The first 2 days of the trip were VERY WINDY. I returned to an Eastern Mountain Sports store for help in re-attaching Dolphin kayak to the Subaru roof. They did a good job. Fuji-bicycle is not making the trip to WY.Subaru and I went south, with the first birding stop at Green Swamp, a Nature Conservancy preserve located southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. A bright Spring morning had many birds singing, including my target species, a Bachman's Sparrow. I probably would not have found this bird without its enthusiastic singing.
Trees are equally responding to the warmth and longer days with new leaves growing from their buds. I did some long driving days, camped at some nice state parks, and visited the big Gateway to the West arch in St. Louis. Its an impressive steel structure at 630 ft, located on the shore of the Mississippi River.
This past weekend I have been visiting with my cousins and my aunt in Wisconsin. We enjoyed beautiful weather at their land in southern WI.
Early Spring flowers, Dutchman's Britches, and Trout Lillies.
