Leafing

The trees turned leafy in the past week, making everything seem bright green finally. Some early birds have hatched their young, notably the robins that nest on the light outside our office door. The lark sparrows were mating outside my front porch today while I watched a chipmunk fill its cheek pouches with the seed I had thrown outside for the birds.

I have been pleasantly surprised to see a female blackpoll warbler, a yellow-breasted chat, and three Brewer's blackbirds (two were males; one was displaying and driving the other off).