Birding on the Extra Day of Leap Year

This morning I walked around in the woods for a while. The bird activity was pretty high. I only added two new ones today: Pileated Woodpecker and Neotropic Cormorant (flying over). But, the other birds were very active. There were quite a few Yellow-rumped Warblers still. They were all over the place. The American Robins were still around in large numbers. Several birds are singing quite a bit. Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, White-eyed Vireo and Northern Cardinal were all singing. Purple Martins are flying overhead and singing their gurgling song. An Eastern Bluebird was singing in our front yard this morning. I may go ahead and move the other bluebird box and put it somewhere else besides our yard. The bluebird seems to be claiming the territory in our yard and my aunt's yard.

Birds seen today, Feb. 29 (39 species): Neotropic Cormorant, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Killdeer, Laughing Gull, Eurasian Collared Dove, Mourning Dove, Barred Owl, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, White-eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, American Goldfinch

'08 Property Birds as of Feb. 29: 59
'04 Property Birds as of Feb. 29: 55