My last harbinger of Spring arrived today. A female Western Tanager appeared in a Russian Olive tree & stayed for a couple of hours, fly-catching. It’ll head to higher elevation, but nice to know the gang’s all here! 

A male Black-chinned Hummingbird is wasting no time with his display flights, either. Have been outside most of the day & have seen & heard no fewer than 4 display flights…large sweeping U-shaped flights, repeated 8-10 times. Shorter “U” flights when a female appears at the feeder, with his feathers “whirring” to attract attention.

Brian Carrigan 
Blackfoot