While I did hear a waterthrush a couple times down at our pond during a warm spell a couple weeks ago, the migration of our songbirds is well into the beginning phases. Just within the last two days I have heard and/or seen northern Parula, blue-gray gnatcatcher, whiporwill, tennessee warbler, and black and white warbler. On the drive home this afternoon from Brookport, I heard a prairie warbler out the truck window.

Soon we will be hearing the sounds of chats, catbirds, tanagers, vireos, cuckoos, and others. It's like old friends that you are glad to see coming home for a visit.