I didn’t get out and about much this week, so my highlights over the past seven days were limited to the following:

• 2 Evening Grosbeaks, our yard in Pownal, 4/10.
• 4 Red Crossbills, here at the store, 4/14.

And my personal first-of-years and new spring arrivals included:

• 1 Chipping Sparrow, our yard in Pownal, 4/10.
• 3 Palm Warblers, our yard in Pownal, 4/10.
• 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, our yard in Pownal, 4/10.
• 2 Swamp Sparrows (FOS), Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/11.
• 1 Pied-billed Grebe, Florida Lake Park, 4/14.