Headed out to Reifel this afternoon to help out on the trails. It was not overly busy for a relatively nice Sunday. The big news since my last visit,
… the Sandhill Cranes are on the nest and incubating eggs.
The first egg was laid on Friday, the second showed up today. Now the countdown begins and should be around 30 days before it’s time to start watching for chicks.
While at Reifel I got a nice tip from a fellow volunteer in regards to a nest of a different sort. A hummingbird nest in the South Arm Marshes. As it was still fairly quiet, I left a little early to check it out on my way home.
It did not take me long to find it and determine it was a Rufous Hummingbird nest.
Bonus of the day was that the young have hatched and I managed to get her feeding them.