05/23/2026
End of May on Beckets Run Woodlands — with the hardwood canopy leafing out, several migrating birds have stopped by to visit us.
These photos capture a typical western Pennsylvania spring: blossoming cherry trees and tulip poplar flowers high in the canopy. Over the past few weeks, many migratory birds have also passed through on their journeys to breeding grounds at higher elevations and farther northern latitudes.
Below is a recording of a typical mid-morning bird chorus from this past week plus a separate recording of a new first time ever visitor to Beckets Run Woodlands — the ovenbird.
As of today, we have identified 99 different bird species at Beckets Run Woodlands. Now the challenge is on to discover species number 100 before the end of the year.
What do you think it will be?
