Sometimes birds derail me when I have other plans. Just this week I was on my way to Gladwin for some non-birding business. I didn’t even have my spotting scope. Driving west down Winegars Road, a bird perched atop a dead snag to my left caught my attention.
There is a species of bird I don’t see very often. Olivesided Flycatchers only come through our area twice a year – once in late spring on the…