Saturday was a red-letter birding day for our backyard. It was a first-ever sighting of a bald eagle from our back deck. I didn't take the eagle photo at right. Our eagle was much higher and I could only see the white tail feathers when it turned "just right" in its circle.
That sighting prompted us to record all other bird life observed for the day. I also heard wild turkey, northern bobwhite, and tufted titmouse. The woodlands surrounding our subdivision make it possible, on a good day, to "extend the ear" into the forest. We also spotted these in our backyard Saturday: northern cardinal, redwing blackbird, American crow, mourning dove, brown-headed cowbird, eastern meadowlark, and American robin.
The most common species for the day was American goldfinch. The bright fluttering noisy goldfinches flitted among the feeders, trees, and lawn. There must have been three dozen.
The second eagle of the week was posted by my Uncle Butch (Wayne David) on Number Three at Mountain View Municipal. He pitched in his third from the fairway on the Par Five. He is no stranger to golf glory. He's had two aces in his life. Of course, anyone who plays as often has he does should get a lucky roll now and then.
