The warbler migration for spring 2009 is all but over and, for me, a good spring, though far from my best. Still, I would not have missed it for the world and what I didn't see I will catch on the return warbler flight in the fall! So what does a birder do in the summer? More birding or, should I say,
bird watching. Until shorebirds start showing up in July, I switch form birder mode - wanting to add more birds to my list - to birdwatcher mode - just enjoying the birds I see with my
birding binoculars and taking things a bit slower. I thoroughly enjoy watching birds as they raise families and get young ones up and going. This last Sunday was a great example and it nearly made me late for church. I was biking along the trail and happened to notice a Rose-breasted Grosbeak male in the brush next to the creek. Back a little deeper in the brush, I spotted the female. Was their nest, nearby? I'll stop, again, next week, birding binocular at the ready, to see what I can.