For our second birding field trip on Saturday, we went to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit. This was a really beautiful location that we only got to go to because our teacher is friends with the abbot. I didn’t get that many great shots, but we saw several new-to-us birds - Blue Grosbeak, Orchard Oriole, Eastern Meadowlark, Kentucky Warbler, and the first hummingbird of the year. After checking out the gift shop where the monks sell handmade jams, honey, and olive oil, Thomas and I stopped by Panola Mountain State Park. It had a great birding site with hides setup, but we decided to check out it out closer when it’s not raining.

Here are our albums:

• Dallas’ Birding at the Monastery (19 photos)
• Thomas’ Birding at the Monastery (57 photos)

P.S. Hello to any of our classmates that stop by my site - feel free to leave a comment.