Yesterday was Global Big Day. Although I don't participate in the worldwide count, I record the birds in my yard for my own amusement. It was certainly not a record (I think I counted 28 or 29 species in my best year), but there were a couple of surprises. A small group of Canada Geese flew the length of the pasture early in the morning, and a single Brown-headed Cowbird showed up at the feeder. The swallow perched on the neighbour's power line turned out to be a Violet-green instead of Tree, which marks the first time I've seen V-gs in several years (my swallow house is as yet unoccupied, and looks like it will probably remain empty again this year). There was a surprising absence as well. Not a single sparrow showed up, although until yesterday, I've been seeing both White-crowned and Golden-crowned almost daily. Where'd they go? As Big Days go, it was not the best, but neither was it the worst. Raven capped the day by being #18.
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