The famous red-winged blackbird arrives to sit atop the Summer Solstice Sunrise stone just before sunrise on the Summer Solstice. This is the 7th year in a row, starting when the tall stones were first placed at the Sunwheel, that a red-winged blackbird has been present for Summer Solstice Sunrise sitting atop the sunrise stone at the Sunwheel. At the Autumnal Equinox, even though red-winged blackbirds are still in the area, they do not sit atop the East stone or the Solstice Sunrise stone. Very intriguing!! June 21, 2007. (Photo by Will Fischer)

A project conceived by Dr. Judith S. Young Professor of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst e-mail: Judith Young