This bird was reported via eBird, but without an exact location. A friend took her dogs for a walk around the neighborhood and was able to find it. She let me know where she saw it. I drove down the street she saw it on, and I happened to see it sitting in a tree that was just starting to leaf out. Pure luck to stumble across this lifer that easily, I couldn’t believe it! I watched it for a few minutes and then it flew across the street, and into an arborvitae tree. It bounced around a few branches and then settled in. It started preening and fluffing feathers. After about 20 minutes or so, it flew down to the ground and grabbed a bee, then sat at eye level briefly and back up it went. Again, it flew across the street, this time to an orange feeder. Shortly after, a Baltimore Oriole started chattering and chased it away. It flew up high and to the southeast. I have not seen or heard of a sighting since then. This is an incredibly beautiful bird, especially when the sun shines on it. I’m glad I took a little detour from work when I did today, or I may not have seen it. Photos are from this morning, 5/4. Enjoy!
