Anne and I drove down into Illinois yesterday afternoon in hopes of finding a good location for viewing the eclipse later this afternoon. This morning, I got to go look for birds with my uncle, and we found a few, but I don’t have a lot of time this morning, so here are just a few of the highlights.
The butterflies are already out down here, and so here is a pretty red admiral, the likes of which we’ll be seeing in Estabrook Park soon enough.
A merlin flew in just for a moment.
And titmice are singing from almost every tree it seems.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 
Enjoy the eclipse! My wife and drove down to Indianapolis yesterday for the event. Clear blue skies right now. Hopefully it will still be clear mid afternoon.
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Hi, of course our eclipse wasn’t as good as yours, however, the temperature change was astounding! I think it dropped 10 degrees in about a 20 minute time frame. Dad
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I was surprised by how quickly it got dark in the last few minutes before totality. Even a sliver of sun provides a surprising amount of light.
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