{"id":668,"date":"2020-06-12T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/?p=668"},"modified":"2020-07-14T16:22:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T20:22:20","slug":"june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/?p=668","title":{"rendered":"June 2020 From the President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">It\u2019s so difficult to imagine that the big spring migration month of May has come and gone.&nbsp; I hope my letter finds you all doing well, getting outside, enjoying nature, soaking up the sunshine, and finding both migratory birds and resident birds.&nbsp; Despite the COVID-19 lockdown many of our members have been birding both in their back yards and in isolated areas.&nbsp; Sightings of the following species were made during the month of May:&nbsp; Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, American Redstarts, nesting Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, nesting Orchard Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo on Larry &amp; Helen Lehman\u2019s property.&nbsp; Along Portico Road several Dickcissels and one Bobolink were seen and photographed.&nbsp; There was a month-long visiting Long-tailed Duck at Greencastle Reservoir and just recently a visiting Snowy Egret.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Black-crownedNightHeron-Keener-2020-05-08-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"613\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Black-crownedNightHeron-Keener-2020-05-08.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/?attachment_id=613\" class=\"wp-image-613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Black-crownedNightHeron-Keener-2020-05-08-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Black-crownedNightHeron-Keener-2020-05-08-230x160.jpg 230w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Black-crownedNightHeron-Keener-2020-05-08-350x243.jpg 350w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Black-crownedNightHeron-Keener-2020-05-08.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Black-crowned Night Heron by Bob Keener 2020-05-08.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-EurasianCollaredDove-Shank-2020-05-29-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"601\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-EurasianCollaredDove-Shank-2020-05-29.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/?attachment_id=601\" class=\"wp-image-601 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-EurasianCollaredDove-Shank-2020-05-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-EurasianCollaredDove-Shank-2020-05-29-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-EurasianCollaredDove-Shank-2020-05-29-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-EurasianCollaredDove-Shank-2020-05-29.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Eurasian Collared-Dove by Jefferson Shank 2020-05-29.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-AmericanWoodcock-Shank-2020-03-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"603\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-AmericanWoodcock-Shank-2020-03-e1591986720178.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/?attachment_id=603\" class=\"wp-image-603 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">American Woodcock by Jefferson Shank 2020-03.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Black-billedCuckoo-Keener-2020-05-16-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"604\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Black-billedCuckoo-Keener-2020-05-16-e1591986645935.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/?attachment_id=604\" class=\"wp-image-604 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/275;\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Black-billed Cuckoo by Bob Keener 2020-05-16.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"679\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.conococheagueaudubon.org\/?attachment_id=679\" class=\"wp-image-679 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020-830x464.jpg 830w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020-350x196.jpg 350w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020-480x268.jpg 480w, https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bird-Rose-breastedGrosbeak-etcSm-Keener-2020.jpg 1050w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/168;\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Chipping Sparrow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Northern Cardinal by Bob Keener 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s so difficult to imagine that the big spring migration month of May has come and gone.&nbsp; I hope my letter finds you all doing well, getting outside, enjoying nature, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monthly-message","tag-birds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=668"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":683,"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions\/683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conococheagueaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}