not quite a big year, but pretty close

Birding 101 was a success!.....I think :)    It took a while to see some birds....after first admiring the snails and frogs on the trail, but I think we caught the birding-bug.  The post-game stats:

Animal	Count
Robin	1
Bluejay	1
American Goldfinch	1
Tree Swallow	17
Black Throated Blue Warbler	1
Black Capped Chicakdee	1
Indigo Bunting	1
Eastern Bluebird	2
Goose	4
Vulcher	1
Sparrow	1
Snails	26
Frogs	18

We hear them.....but can't see them!  

Exploring the prairie

Only photo with an iPhone....tree swallow

ID the eastern bluebird

These are happy faces....but we were hot!  Very warm day!  

With the birding bug firmly in place....our family decided to watch a super-funny movie the next day....called The Big Year, which chronicles the birding adventures of 3 gentlemen who are trying to set the world record for most species sighted in a calendar year.

I think the next read in my non-stop-non-fiction (NSNF) personal book club will be: 

Check it out!