Serenade!

      While out in a grassland this morning two pelicans flew overhead. Pelicans flying always make me glad. They always fly in circles alternating between flapping their wings and soaring. Their path forward is like a corkscrew.  Such large birds seeming to glide so effortlessly is a charming sight. After several loops these two settled down on Lake Joanne. There are abundant fish in that water on which they can feed.

    The pelicans weren't captured on my Merlin recording but a rich serenade of other birds were. With the melodies floating in the air I stopped my activity and began recording. This is what I heard; Song Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, Pheasant, American Goldfinch, Red-winged Blackbird, American Robin, Common Yellowthroat, Brown-headed Cowbird and Yellow Warbler.  The grass was fringed with a ring of trees by the lake and those trees held many of the birds. 

Takk for alt,

Al

Pelicans are plentiful in the area now. Adults weigh up to fourteen pounds.