A Whiff of Spring

The first spring arrivals have begun to appear in Medora. A strong south wind helped some new arrivals on their trip north. In the past couple of days, I have seen the first mountain bluebirds, some dark-eyed juncos (none wintered here), and some sparrows too plain and quick to identify. A couple of visitors have commented that they have seen bald eagles in the area, too. That makes sense, since the ice on the river is starting to break up. Amber and I saw a beaver in the river the other day.

I had a good intelligence report that there was a golden eagle nest near the park's loop road. I found it, and there was even an eagle sitting on it.

Now, if I could only get the birds to stop at my feeder...