The Bobolink. Which I pronounce- BOE-BOE- Link. A bird that managed to elude my presence when I lived in Nebraska where they are commonly seen out on the prairies. I would see the bird profiled on Spring Creek Prairie Audubon waysides. So I knew what it looked like. But my first time seeing it in real life would not come until…3.5 years later in Tompkins County, New York.
Yes I saw it for the first time TODAY.
How did I know it was there, well ebird. Someone saw it on the 28th of June!
So I set out to find Summerland Farm Reserve. I managed to go to the wrong driveway at first, but the landowner kindly directed me to the public parking.
When I arrived at the right spot, the entrance led to a densely wooded forest with damp surface as it rained last night. Immediately I began scanning for fungi and old tree stumps.
Soon I exited the forested area onto a gradual rise that revealed a large prairie on a hill. Many views of the region from that perspective too.
One of the great beauties of living in the Fingerlakes is the ability view the panorama of loveliness.
I noticed a blackish figure on a sign. I took my camera and zoomed in and THERE IT WAS!
Folks who follow me on Twitter know that my friend Frederic Beaudry and I are working on a book about Bobolinks.
Stay tuned!
Bird Lady of Turtle Island 