March 22 2014 Grand Vue Birding

No takers for the first hike of the spring.  I enjoyed a long hike on my own.  Went off trail hiking from the northern back ridge down through the ravine eastward to the power lines and outdoor classroom.  No activity observed in any of the nest boxes so it appears it will not be an early nesting season.  Of course the english sparrows have found the nest box in our yard  Anyway the birds I saw included: tree swallows, cooper's hawk, field sparrows, blue birds, cowbirds, towhees, Carolina wrens, cardinals, blue jays, song sparrows, crows, chickadees, titmice, juncos, downy, hairy, red-bellied woodpeckers, and probably some I don't remember. 55 degrees and sunny was fantastic.