A Red-Eyed Vireo Day at the Park

I started the morning at Trammel Crossing, down from the Nature Trail, along the Pedernales River. Arriving at 6:15 to my first station brought the first ever Chuck-wills Widow and Common Nighthawk heard and sited on my surveys. It is hard to get up and over to the park before the true sunrise when one lives in NW Austin, but I managed it today.
Red-eyed Vireos were the most abundant songsters in the park. Having more than one individual singing per station makes it difficult to hear the other species. Also going strong are the Blue Grosbeaks, Painted and Indigo Buntings. I saw the first fledgling Summer Tanager's today. A very large surprise at Tobacco Creek was a hen Wild Turkey with young. The hen ran large circles away from her young squawking the entire time. Acadian Flycatchers are still on territory as are some Louisiana Waterthrushes.
I saw one Red-eyed Vireo carrying Juniper bark to an undisclosed nest in progress. The only highlight at the bird blind was an Ash-throated Flycatcher chasing a rival around. Many House Finch fledglings have made the ground feeding areas their daytime home.