Even some snow earlier in the day. The photo above shows the North Channel still rather iced. What a fine spring!

A few days ago, as Pax and I were out walking, I heard a chickadee a good way off calling "fee-bee, fee-bee, fee-bee." So I pulled the I-phone from my pocket, clicked on I-Bird Plus, dialed in Black-capped Chickadee, and pressed play. Within a few seconds a little black-capped rascal was sitting on a twig just a few feet from my shoulder, looking a bit puzzled.

Today, Pax and I saw quite a few small, swallow or martin-like birds working up and down Whitewater creek, just a few feet above the water, and well out of the wind. White underparts, iridescent, metallic blue back. No idea what it is.