My 4 work days this week were downright yucky: cold, wind, and snow. But Spring has returned and with the new (real) dripper installed birds are coming to visit. It took a while to get things going this morning because it was still cold (25F) but among the first - and most frequent - visitors were the Townsend's Solitaires. American Robins visit a lot also and are still the only bathers to date, all the are others just stopping by for a drink. With the weather expected to remain nice for the next few days hopefully we'll see more.

A male Western Tanager popped in for a drink a couple of times during the day, too, and I saw at least 3 males plus a female in the campground this morning. With the addition of 4 new birds my list has reached 50 species observed in and around the park in the first 3-1/2 weeks: Ring-necked Duck, Tree Swallow, Brown Creeper, and Grace's Warbler (what a beautiful bird!).