Managed to add a female
Cerulean Warbler to my
2009 birding list, just in time. The winds blew in Sunday night, to the tune of 50mph out of the northwest and I have a feeling that will be the beginning of the end for my fall warblers, this year. Not that I am complaining; I had a very good warbler year and that Cerulean was magnificent in my my
Leica BL 10x25 binocular and, of course, we have a lot of birding yet to do in 2009. The big push on waterfowl has yet to come and the winter sparrows are on their way. I am slo having a blast as I draw up my plans to add bird feeders to the backyard in my new home. Given that there is plenty of brush and trees and that the backyard is only a couple hundred feet from a Forest Preserve, I better budget a lot for birdseed. Let the fun, begin!