It was a lovely warm sunny day and birds were singing non-stop. Both male and female blackbirds are back now, the males for awhile. As well, there were a few tree swallows, song sparrows singing everywhere, lingering dark-eyed juncos, american goldfinches singing their hearts out, cardinals pretty well dominating the song scene, and chickadees busy investigating nest sites. Overhead a couple of red-tailed hawks circling, and a turkey vulture flying very low over the ravine and coming back for another scan.