Adventures in Birding

#106-108

There is a Great-horned Owl nest in Ephrata, PA that gets used every year. The owlet(s) are getting pretty big and will probably leave the nest soon, so I thought it was time to go visit them before that happens.

We stopped at a nearby hospital first, though, to check out, #106, Black-crowned Night Herons  . The herons have built a "rookery" in the trees at the edge of the hospital parking lot!

Then we saw #107, Great-horned Owl  .

On our way home, we stopped at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. We did the 1.4 mile hike around the Conservation Trail, then drove around the lake where we spotted, #108, Northern Shovelers  

There's a chance of rain tomorrow but then sunny skies for a while after! Looks like great weather for birding!