Northland Nature: Pair of summer frog species are calling

Northland Nature: Pair of summer frog species are calling

The morning is calm and clear. Probably the coolest time of day, the temperature is in the upper 50s. I walk to the lake to look at this summer scene. A phoebe nesting here is active. Red-eyed vireos and wood-pewees sing from nearby trees. By mid-July, most birds have stopped singing, but these two continue. A couple cedar waxwings and an olive-sided flycatcher are on the lakeshore tree branches. A splash tells me that a kingfisher dives for din…