Michelle, Chazzy and I spent the day exploring different parts of Rockcastle County, KY. Our first stop was Lake Linville, where I had spotted a Bald Eagle with nesting material yesterday, but we never relocated the eagle. Instead we located at least three Osprey, a Great Egret (with beautiful green lores), several Blue-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, and both Tree and Barn Swallows. Our next stop was one of our favorite hikes along Horse Lick Creek. As soon as we parked the truck we heard the distinctive call of the Louisiana Waterthrush across the stream. A little further up the stream we found a couple Black-and-white and Yellow-throated Warblers. Wildflowers were everywhere and there were numerous butterflies, bees and other insects inspecting them. Michelle thought she heard a Gnatcatcher but we could never get a visual on the bird. Later in the day we decided to gain some elevation and located our first Blue-headed Vireo and Black-throated Green Warbler of the season. It was a great spring day to be out in nature.