The Hunter

Awesome Phalarope Matt. That is really exciting I would love to see one.
Guys I have done no birding other than calling out over the country side for screech owls while Caleb and I drank beers and talked over a fire late Saturday night. No response though.
We have a cat that the family has adopted  since last fall. Sunshine is avid hunter and has figured out that the best hunting grounds are right outside of his door at my moms bird feeders... It is pretty sweet to watch. He will be stalking some unsuspecting bird on one of the bird feeders and then a few finches will fly in, not noticing him. All of the sudden he will rocket straight up, 5 feet in the air doing a back flip and almost snatching the finches right out of the air! Most of the time thought he sneaks up on birds that are in a blind spot, eating on the opposite side of the feeder. He will creep up and then launch up and slam dunk the house sparrow into the feeder. most of the time they get away. Other times I find a pile of feathers at the base of the wisteria. Thats the only bird news from Barto.