We had our first Rose-breasted grosbeak on the feeder Wed. morning. To make it even better, he was wearing a band. Site fidelity is an amazing thing especially when one considers the distance between the Grosbeak wintering grounds and here!
The second newcomer was a Baltimore Oriole. We feed suet in inverted feeders and were quite surprised to see the oriole hanging upside down and enjoying suet. That's something we had never seen. With everything coming so quickly I wonder if any of the normal phenology cues are holding. e.g., we usually get the first hummingbird when the Quince blossoms. Think it time to get those feeders out although the blossom buds are just beginning to swell. J -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
