Some May birds

 I have moved a lot of photos off the computer, as pictures get bigger and laptop memory is small. But there were again shore birds.

It was dry two springs, some wetlands have now recovered.

Dunlin: 

Avocet

 I had this picture from April in my Instagram, and I must have a slightly better resolved one in storage. But note the similar colors to the phalarope.

Summer Bird

 A pair of scissor-tailed flycatchers nested again in Lincoln, after a few years. Same area West of Lincoln as last time.

                                

Belted Kingfisher

 

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Signs of Spring

 Gnatcatcher, second earliest record for county.

Long-tailed duck we had for two weeks or more.

Great egret

Out West for a day to see cranes and ride 25 miles.

Rather a slow spring.

 Cold weather has prevented a lot of outings and song birds have been few. Many pelicans going through.

Other than that, just American Pipits were easily spotted.

End of 2022

 It was a typical year. The King Rail was an oddity a couple of Lancaster County birders found.

Out at Ft Robinson found a few birds. Cassin's Kingbird.

Magpies.

Lark Sparrow.

A Lesser Black-backed Gull ended up at a small marsh. Most years I find a few Northern Shrikes November and December.