This is the type of morning a birder lives for. The shift in bird species from migration is palpable. Everywhere I walk I hear an old friend from summers past who are newly arrived. Overhead I have a small and steady stream of northward broad-winged hawks (which really has me excited for my digiscoping workshop at HMANA on Friday). I tried to get a video of the eastern bluebird male who has claimed our bluebird houses as his territory. But his song was muted compared to the chipping sparrows, chorus frogs and red-bellied woodpeckers. Still, a fun sample of the spring birds: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdnAOkTeEZg[/youtube]