I then drove the short distance down to the Regency ponds. The north pond held the continuing 3 Pectoral Sandpipers and the Lesser Yellowlegs.
Also flying around there were my first Tree Swallows and Northern Rough-winged Swallows of the year plus around a dozen Killdeer.
Over at the south pond, the Wilson's Snipe count increased from four yesterday to five today.
Also there were a pair of Northern Shovelers, a female Green-winged Teal, and a pair of Blue-winged Teal.
In the mid-afternoon, I stopped at the Bethlehem eagle nest and found two adults on the tower. This was good news since the female had recently died of what was presumed to be bird flu and the male had pretty quickly found another mate.
As I taking some photos of them, I noticed them begin to copulate! I managed to grab some photos of them in the act, although the female could be barely seen since she was deep in the nest at the time.
The last stop on the way home was Green Pond. In the retention pond along Farmersville Road, across the road from Green Pond, I found my sixth Wilson's Snipe of the day.
The male Blue-winged Teal continued in the back middle pond next to the development along with an Eastern Phoebe and 4 Eastern Bluebirds.
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