Screech Owl! Any Owl is a treat, but I’ve looked for this guy several times, so persistence finally paid off. He’s been around for at least a year or two in the same area, but his daytime appearances are rare,
Wood Ducks are setting up shop, Sparrows are gathering, Hawks are nesting and even a warbler or two have been seen. No birder can resist the call of Spring. A single Sapsucker was passing through, leaving his telltale sap holes.
![South River 28 South River 28](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/South-River-28.jpg?resize=584%2C390&ssl=1)
South River as viewed from the park.
![Wood Duck 2021-13 Wood Duck 2021-13](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Wood-Duck-2021-13.jpg?resize=584%2C364&ssl=1)
![Wood Duck 2021-16 Wood Duck 2021-16](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Wood-Duck-2021-16.jpg?resize=584%2C431&ssl=1)
Several pairs of Wood Ducks are nesting in the park.
![Canada Goose 2021-34 Canada Goose 2021-34](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Canada-Goose-2021-34.jpg?resize=584%2C636&ssl=1)
![Canada Goose 2021-37 Canada Goose 2021-37](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Canada-Goose-2021-37.jpg?resize=584%2C411&ssl=1)
A few Canada Geese are hanging around. Will they nest here?
![DSC_4109 DSC_4109](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_4109.jpg?resize=584%2C484&ssl=1)
![Carolina Wren 2021-11 Carolina Wren 2021-11](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Carolina-Wren-2021-11.jpg?resize=584%2C469&ssl=1)
Carolina Wrens are numerous and vocal.
![Eastern Bluebird 2020-13 Eastern Bluebird 2020-13](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Eastern-Bluebird-2020-13.jpg?resize=584%2C520&ssl=1)
![Eastern Bluebird 2020-18 Eastern Bluebird 2020-18](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Eastern-Bluebird-2020-18.jpg?resize=584%2C433&ssl=1)
Many Eastern Bluebirds live in the park.
![Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 2021-3 Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 2021-3](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Yellow-Bellied-Sapsucker-2021-3.jpg?resize=584%2C535&ssl=1)
![Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 2021-2 Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 2021-2](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Yellow-Bellied-Sapsucker-2021-2.jpg?resize=584%2C516&ssl=1)
A friend told me where to look for this Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, and I found him right away.
![Dark Eyed Junco 2020-17 Dark Eyed Junco 2020-17](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2020-17.jpg?resize=584%2C520&ssl=1)
Dark Eyed Juncos are still numerous.
![Cardinal 2021-11 Cardinal 2021-11](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Cardinal-2021-11.jpg?resize=584%2C473&ssl=1)
You can hear Northern Cardinals singing throughout the parl.
![Song Sparrow 2021-57 Song Sparrow 2021-57](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Song-Sparrow-2021-57.jpg?resize=584%2C425&ssl=1)
I see Song Sparrows 9ften, but they’re not numerous.
![Downy Woodpecker 2021-10 Downy Woodpecker 2021-10](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Downy-Woodpecker-2021-10.jpg?resize=584%2C503&ssl=1)
The sound of Woodpeckers, like this Downy, reverberates throughout the park.
![Dark Eyed Junco 2020-16 Dark Eyed Junco 2020-16](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dark-Eyed-Junco-2020-16.jpg?resize=584%2C445&ssl=1)
A shiny, freshly molted Dark Eyed Junco.,
![Robin 2021-8 Robin 2021-8](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Robin-2021-8.jpg?resize=584%2C448&ssl=1)
There are ofteh flocks of 50 or more Robins in the park.
![Red Shouldered Hawk 2021-20 Red Shouldered Hawk 2021-20](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Red-Shouldered-Hawk-2021-20.jpg?resize=584%2C445&ssl=1)
The Blue Jay harassed this Red Shouldered Hawk until he flew off.
![Great Blue Heron 2021-8 Great Blue Heron 2021-8](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Great-Blue-Heron-2021-8.jpg?resize=584%2C503&ssl=1)
A solitary Great Blue Heron stalks his breakfast.
![Red Shouldered Hawk 2021-25 Red Shouldered Hawk 2021-25](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Red-Shouldered-Hawk-2021-25.jpg?resize=584%2C573&ssl=1)
This Red Shouldered Hawk flew in as I was watching, and didn’t see me.
![Screech Owl 2021-1 Screech Owl 2021-1](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screech-Owl-2021-1.jpg?resize=584%2C468&ssl=1)
![Screech Owl 2021-3 Screech Owl 2021-3](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screech-Owl-2021-3.jpg?resize=584%2C533&ssl=1)
A real treat. This Red Morph Screech Owl is usually hard to find in the daytime.