Little Roo, a bird count, and a stream test

Little Roo is now almost as big as the big guy, his daddy. The only way I can tell them apart is that Little has black tail feathers where Big does not. It wasn't obvious until Roberta gave me this pic that our chicken coop/old milking shed is in serious need of another paint job. What it really needs is a total rehab, but we are hoping it can stand a few more years before we have to sink some money into it.

Busy day today. Not only am I participating in the Big Day Bird Count sponsored by the Delaware/Otsego Audubon Society, but also doing our monthly stream testing. It is supposed to remain sunny for the afternoon, and it's in the 60°s, so it should be a good day for both adventures.

Saturday, May 16 is this year’s Big Day for DOAS.

The Big Day is a group effort in which birders, working alone, in pairs, or in small groups, can maintain social distance and adopt infection-avoidance procedures while enjoying the outdoors. We will try to locate as many bird species as we can in a single fun day on Saturday May 16.