I awoke this morning to the soft drumroll of the drizzle outside. The drizzle ever ease or increased – just a drizzle. So, I did what I always do I went birding. This time I birded the Sweeney and Bass Creek Roads. Which yielded Swainson’s Thrush, a variety of swallows, and a plethora of Boblinks.
![Bobolink in the timothy Bobolink in the timothy](https://i0.wp.com/www.radleyice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DSC_0385-Edit-714x474.jpg?resize=660%2C438)
![Swainson's Thrush - do they ever cooperate? Swainson's Thrush - do they ever cooperate?](https://i0.wp.com/www.radleyice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DSC_0402-Edit-474x714.jpg?resize=474%2C714)
![Cliff Swallow wearing a crown of rain Cliff Swallow wearing a crown of rain](https://i0.wp.com/www.radleyice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DSC_0424-Edit-714x474.jpg?resize=660%2C438)
![This Barn Swallow doesn't seem to understand that barbed wire does not make a decent umbrella This Barn Swallow doesn't seem to understand that barbed wire does not make a decent umbrella](https://i0.wp.com/www.radleyice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DSC_0439-Edit-714x474.jpg?resize=660%2C438)
![Savannah Sparrow in the rain Savannah Sparrow in the rain](https://i0.wp.com/www.radleyice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DSC_0448-Edit-714x474.jpg?resize=660%2C438)
![Immature Tree Swallow braving a cold rain Immature Tree Swallow braving a cold rain](https://i0.wp.com/www.radleyice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DSC_0462-Edit-714x474.jpg?resize=660%2C438)
![Damn, Barn Swallow make for good photography Damn, Barn Swallow make for good photography](https://i0.wp.com/www.radleyice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DSC_0487-Edit-714x474.jpg?resize=660%2C438)