Storm Water Pond
/Our neighborhood storm water pond has changed quite a bit over the course of March. Earlier in the month a few red-winged black birds were at the pond but were not making much noise yet. The colors around the pond were mostly brown – the cattails from last season and the grass. There wasn’t much going on.
A few weeks later – the gunk has been flushed from the pond by recent rains and the cattails are still the drab colors of the overwintered plant. The grass has turned green.
Quite a few more birds were around. I noticed some crows just before I got to the pond. There were robins searching for worms in the grass.
Grackles were around the edges of the pond in about equal numbers to the red-winged blackbirds.
The male red-winded blackbirds were assertive – showing their red and yellow shoulder patches as they defined their territory.
I only saw one female, but I’m sure there were more down in the cattails where the birds make their a nest.
So - The bird activity at the pond has increased this month but I haven’t seen any turtles or frogs yet…maybe it’s still a bit too cool for them to be active.
