When I arrived at the trail at 8:30, there was a lot of avian activity, but it was fairly quiet by the time I left at 10:00. Highlights of the 33 species I saw this morning included another male Kestrel, first of the year Brown Thrashers, a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker with one of the yellowist bellies I have seen on this species, and a large flock of mixed Red-winged Blackbirds and Cowbirds. The fresh plumage of Eastern Bluebirds was just beautiful in the morning sunlight.

Male American Kestrel