Hodges Village Dam, Oxford (5/4)

Last weekend was a bit of a washout but I was able to get out on Sunday morning. The weather was overcast and drizzly but it was preferable to the downpours from Saturday. The birds seemed to appreciate the break in the weather. As I walked down to the dam, I saw dozens of swallows were swooping down to the water to find lunch. It was good to see that the Rough-wing Swallows were back. But, I hope that they weren't nesting in the dam yet since there was a steady trickle of water out of each hole.

I continued down the old railroad tracks and came across a cool dragonfly. Since it was cool and wet, he was easy to photograph (there's the silver lining!).

At the end of the road I even found some nice warblers. A Prairie was calling in the distance and a Blue Wing was out in the open calling like crazy. I turned back and took the trail through the woods. Midway down the path frog calls from a small wetland area attracted my attention and I had to investigate. While I didn't get a look at the amphibians, I did find a new plant, Wild Calla in bloom.