Ugh, what a mess, BBG!
I spent four hours hiking the Experimental Forest, trying to confirm more breeding birds for my atlas block. I managed a measly four more. Leaves, leaves, leaves! It’s a jungle! Plus, many of the birds I know are breeding out there are ground nesters. I don’t want to get off trail and step on some eggs. And I have had two tantalizing ones out there that could be first in the county….if I could ever find them building a nest or carrying food or something like that.
Fun way to spend a good part of my day. Two tiny ticks. I did the geek thing, head scarf, pants inside socks. One was on the cuff of the sock, and another…I don’t know how it got there. Maybe fell down my neck inside my shirt.