Now is the time when my trip reports begin to lag behind the actual field work. My report from 7 April:
A quick look into a half dozen boxes. Whereas #62, which started inauspiciously, now has an incubating Wood Duck, we’re not as optimistic about #13, as the 8 eggs there are not yet being incubated. We expect to report lots of hatching activity from our May trip, which we have scheduled for the first Sunday, 5 May.
All three of our common swallow species have arrived. Some Blue-winged Teal are lingering.
Water gauge: 0.42