Hard to believe a gloomy day like today could provide a wonderful
nature walk. Then again it's been a long, long winter.
We walked dowwn the dead end lane at Perch Lake WPA and enjoyed a
variety of our feathered friends.
Most prominent was a flock of well over 100 Cackling Geese which
appeare
On Blue Earth Cty 16 between Perch and Cobb WPA 12 Eastern Bluebirds
on the power line.
Wish the sun had been out. Hope they wait a few days before venturing
further north.
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I have counted as many as 32 Bald Eagles on the ice and in the trees
around Perch Lake north of Mapleton the past two days.
This morning two were feeding on somthing near the open water on the
south end.
A Sandhill Crane flew over us this morning while doing yard work. The
bird was headed due
We have been feeding a male Eastern Bluebird the past week and
yesterday it was joined by a female. We have seen her on and in and
out of the house. If she does nest it will be the eariest for us.
Darned cold and windy, but we will try to install the video camera in
the house this afternoon.
Our Eastern Bluebird showed signs of nesting April 8. We installed our
nest cam and this morning she is putting the finishing touches on her
nest.
This is the earliest we have them nest here, last year it was on or
around April 28. We had our first Tree Swallows yesterday and hope
they pic
FOY a Brown Thrasher beneath our feeders, 5-6 days earlier than the
past two years.
This afternoon at Schimek Park near Good Thunder a long look at a
very tame Veery.
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Yesterday afternoon I came across 4 Willets at Lake Ida NE of Amboy.
Also a nice Green Heron.
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The birds on theG oogle logo are John James Audubon paintings and yes
they do look strange to our modern eye.
Not having a camera his paintings were done with "birds in
hand" (dead) for models.
They were done150-200 years ago.
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At Pet Expo in Mankato today a call from a lady asking if I could
identify a bird she had never seen before, which she had found dead in
front of her garage door this mornng.
I asked her to bring it in and I would try. She did and it was a Green
Heron. Very sad. How many migrating birds succu
On a trip from Mapleton to Albert Lea and back, we had a nice
encounter with 10 Long-billed Dowitchers working in a flooded farm
field near Freeborn.
On return stopped at in-laws east of Lura Lake and looked at photos
they took yesterday of a male Baltimore Oriole and three Rose-breasted
Nothing like spring migration for constant surprises. Upon arriving
home from work FOY Indigo Bunting on a Nyjer sack. While getting a
photo of the bunting the first Red-breasted Nuthatch in some time
appeared on a suet log just outside the window.
John Nelson
Good Thunder MN
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At the grape jelly this morning 4 Orchard Orioles- 2 adult males, an
adult female, 1 1st yr female, and 1 1st yr male
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Backyard surprises continue every day. Yesterday it was a Tennessee
Warbler competing with the orioles and catbirds for the grape jelly.
This morning it was TWO Red-breasted Nuthatches, one on the bay window
feeder, the other on a nearby peanut feeder.
John Nelson
Good Thunder MN
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The Red-headed Woodpecker came down to an in-shell peanut feeder
yesterday afternoon. Later, while sitting on the deck one flew over
the yard and I happened to glance up and see another in a tree in
front of me.
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Good Thunder MN
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We have a male Scarlet Tanager eating grape jelly from our orange
shells this afternoon.
A very rare visit at our feeders.
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For the fourth consecutive day a Scarlet Tanager was at the grape
jelly. Yesterday before leaving for work there were two.
Never before had more than one for more than a brief one day visit. No
female.
Four Eastern Bluebird hatchlings 14 days old and doing well
.
John Nelson
Good Thunder MN
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Planned to remove our nestcam Tuesday, but discovered new nesting
material in the bluebird box. Today checked on camera and found a
completed nest and one egg.
She has fledged 11 in two nestings already, we have never recorded
three. Fingers crossed.
Also for the first time two pair of Orchar
At our house the hummingbird numbers are higher than ever before at
this point in the season. Normal in the past would be pehaps two males
and two or three females.
A month ago this summer I was able to count three males at a time
and six females. This morning at 7 am there were too many to
Our Eastern Bluebird successfully hatched her 3rd set of eggs this
morning.
The four nestlings appear to be doing well. Through daily observation
at the mealworm feeders
and direct observation via the nest cam there is no doubt all three
hatches were by the same pair.
We know the first four
First thing this morning when we checked the nest cam found that te
Eastern Bluebirds had fledged-right on time.
This afternoon while sitting on the deck we observed two adults
losading up on mealworms and flying off into the woods.
Interestingly on several occasions we observed a juvenile also
In Mapleton:
The Eurasian Collared Dove's regular perch on St. John's Lutheran
steeple was usurped by a Sharp-shinned Hawk this morning.
The dove took up residence on St. Theresa's Catholic next door.
Conversion possible?
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Good Thunder MN
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Acting on a suggestion from Dennis Martin, we were able te correctly
identify the raptor at St John's Lutheran in Mapleton as a Cooper's
Hawk.
Much better lighting and photos made proper id possible.
The hawk was at the Lutheran church again, with the Collered Dove next
door at St Theresa's.
Our thanks again Betsy for the crane alert. The crane viewing was
spectacular and the Trumpeters were a wonderful bonus.
The Rusty Blackbird in the tree above your doorway was also a nice
touch.
John and Donna Nelson
Good Thunder MN
On Nov 7, 2011, at 6:08 PM, Betsy Beneke wrote:
I left wor
This morning, as I left home for work at Pet Expo, I noticed a large
bird cross over the road (CTY 10 mile west of Beauford). I assumed an
eagle, as they are becoming almost common around that area, and as I
caught up to it guessed it was an immature eagle. However, as I passed
it and took
I received this message from a fellow Feederwatcher in Saskatoon SK in
reply to my posting yesterday relating to Snowy Owls.
John Nelson
Good Thunder MN
Begin forwarded message:
Hi John,
A friend who is a Field Biologist was recently on a work-related
trip from Saskatoon to the Swift Curr
After arriving for New Years dinner at in-laws today brotherinlaw
showed me photos he had taken of a young Snowy Owl near Delavan last
Friday.
He had been informed of the owl by a Schwan's driver who had seen it
twice on the same power pole several hours before.
Dwayne drove down and it was s
This morning on the ground beneath our feeders among the HSP, Am
Goldfinches, and Dark-eyed Juncos a female Brewer's Blackbird.
First in January in Blue Earth County?
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A pair of Rusty Blackbirds in bright sun under my feeders this morning
lead me to believe I was mistaken in my idenification yesterday of a
Brewer's Blackbird.
It's ironic that while we require a photograph to confirm rare bird
sightings, had I submitted the best of yesterday's photos a livel
Nothing like a little cold weather to perk up bird activity.
63 American Goldfinches at the feeders this morning.
Also a friend reported 5 Common Redpolls at his feeders
yesterday south of Mapleton near Lura Lake.
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Bird activity has , not unexpectadly picked up exponentialy this
morning with colder temps and a fair amount of snowfall.
At present 50-80 American Goldfinch at the feeder area. While that is
not unusual in our yard, it is interesting to note that no more
than a handful are on Nyjer sacks, the
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Watched on nest cam as our eastern bluebird laid her fifth egg, like
clockwork, each one delivered between 9:30 and 10 am.
I feel for her, a great deal of effort involved.
We have been amazed at the number of Painted Ladies on our lawn, horse
pasture, and grape jelly feeders.
We've never see
All five of our eastern bluebird youngsters successfully fledged
earlier today. This would not be particularly noteworthy save for the
fact the male
has fed and cared for them all by himself the past 10 days. The female
disappeared seven days after hatching five eggs.
We have continued to pro
On 557 Lane to Schimek County Park east of Good Thunder, we have
spotted a Red-headed Woodpecker on numerous occasion on the power
poles along the road.
However,we missed a great photo op this morning when two (hopefully a
pair) posed nicely on opposite sides of the same pole.
John Nelson
While 8-10 Baltimore Oriole, including two adult males, continue to go
through 2+ pounds of grape jelly daily at my feeders I was
particularly pleased to see a 1st year female Orchard Oriole with them
this afternoon.
Also hosting an unusually large number of Ruby- throated Hummngbirds.
I ha
FOY Common Redpoll at 1:30 this afternoon feeding on sunflower feeder.
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After filling all the feeders for my second count day for PFW I was
surprised to see 3 male Brewer's Blackbirds in one of the ground
feeding areas.
Also 18 House Finches and 33 American Goldfinch all on the same
feeding areas, making counts difficult. I'll probably have to use the
camera an
After clearing the ground around some of our shrubs this morning and
spreading seed, a flock of 50Am Goldfinch with 9 Red Polls came in and
cleaned up.
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Common Redpoll count at the feeders reached 70 the past three days.
Combined with 30-40 American Goldfinch, Nyjer and #2 sunflower daily
consumption is geting out of hand.
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Just now our FOY Baltimore Oriole appeared at the grape jelly feeders.
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Three Baltimore Orioles at the grape jelly early this morning.
Amazing- they had doubled in size overnight !
As had I after dressing to go outside.
Harris, Chipping, White-throated, and White-crowned Sparrows
seem to take the weather in stride.
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Good Thunder MN
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My FOY Gray Catbird is hopping around on the snow looking for a bite to eat,
while a male Baltimore Oriole is sitting on a branch above slowly turning from
brilliant orange and black--to white !!
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FOY Orchard Oriole just appeared at the grape jelly.
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Just after posting the Orchard Oriole, looked out the window and our FOY female
Rose-breasted Grosbeak was on a golden safflower feeder.
We had three males earier today.
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Our FOY male Ruby-throated Hummingbird just appeared
There are 5 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (3M-2F) presently at the feeders.
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The past few days the migrant sparrow numbers have dropped drastically. I
assumed the pleasant weather had sent them north.
However, there are presently 22 Harris's foraging below the Nyjer feeders along
with several White-crowned, a Mourning Dove,
and a PAIR of Indigo Buntings.
JohnNelson
Good
While enjoying the morning paper and coffee on the deck this morning
our featured entertainers were:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-breasted Nuthatch FOY
An adult and 1st yr male Orchard Orioles
Four Indigo Buntings 3m 1f -most ever here
Two Gray Catbirds apparently courting a third
Lots of AM G
Startled to see 7 male indigo Buntings beneath and on the Nyjer feeders this
morning.
Also 4 adult male Orchard Orioles, never before seen more than one at a time.
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I have only a couple Pine Siskins but ANY at this date is unprecedented in our
yard.
On the other hand 100-200 Goldfinch have been the norm for the past two weeks.
This past weekend at the store 9 out of 10 customers reported incredible
numbers of goldfinches,
whether someone who had never had a
Our FOY Scarlet Tanager is at the grape jelly right now with an assortment of
Baltimore and orchard orioles, catbirds and two Tennessee Warblers.
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We had two adult male and two adult female Baltimore Orioles at the grape jelly
today at various times.
Growing numbers of hummers as well.
John Nelson
Goood Thunder MN
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> From: Jim & Charlene Nelson
> Subject: [mou-net] Grant Co/Baltimore Oriole
> Date: September 9, 20
A few minutes ago as I walked down our driveway to retrieve the mail, I was a
bit startled to see a pair of swans fly over
the neighbor's grove across the road from us. They were flying low and dropped
down toward the fields to the south and out of sight.
No idea whether trumpeter or tundra. Seem
In spite of the miserable weather our regular feeder visitors seem to be doing
well.
Unusual visitors for our location and season:
For the past several weeks
4 American Tree Sparrows
a lone White-throated Sparrow
4-6 Mourning Doves
a single female Yellow-shafted Flicker
Also 12 Robins dropped by
Begin forwarded message:
> From: john c nelson
> Subject: Downy WP
> Date: January 6, 2014 4:44:21 PM CST
> To: Project Feederwatch
>
> We have apparently reached our high temp for the day, -12F.
> In the past hour I counted 20 Downy Woodpeckers,
> making 3 different
Only three species at the feeders right now.
We counted 11 Cardinals, 30 Juncos, and
9 American Tree Sparrows, all frantically foraging
BOSS on the ground. The weather has turned
really nasty in the last half hour, sleet and a very
strong south wind. It's going to be a hard night for
our wild fr
First Red-breasted Nuthatch since last fall, had a pair at feeders all
last summer. Followed a Bald Eagle for a Quarter mile this morning at
30 MPH. Abeautiful sight even on a cold, gray, rainy day. No activity
in EBB house.
Sorry about no location on earlier message, I was late for something
else. We are located south of Mankato, MN on the Cobb R., west of
Highway 22.
John Nelson
Near Beauford
There is a Northern Oriole eating sunflower chips out of my window
feeder right now.
Also today heard, but didn't see a Harris Sparrow, and yesyerday,
finally four immmature White-Throated Sparrows.
The Bluebird nest appears to be finished and Mom and Pop were guarding
the house diligently.
B
No matter the lousy, cold rainy rotten weather, this week, the chorus
of Harris,White-Throated, White Crowned Sparrows, Cardinals,
Chickadees, and a fabulous solo effort by a Brown Thrasher, each
morning, has made the mornings a little brighter.
The Grosbeaks have been a welcome sight and th
Returned from a pleasant afternoon trading bird tales at Pet Expo in
Mankato,just settled in with a cool beverage, when an Orchard Oriole
flew in to share some grape jelly with a few Northern Orioles. After
hosting OO's the for several years including a pair which nested
succesfully, none a
Still have a number of White-Throat, White Crowned, and Harris'
Sparrows around feeders. A nice group of same near Pet Expo in Mankato
under evergreens foraging for sweepings we throw out.. A customer
today reported a group of 10-12 birds he did not recognize until he
checked his book and i
Eastern Bluebird observed on nestcam, laid her 4th egg this morning
and began setting.
Have had an Orchard Oriole at grape jelly feeders since 5/9. I have
not seen mention of any other sightings of same.
Are they so common as not to merit mention? Hard to believe at least
in Blue Earth Cty,
Brother-in-law reported observing 3 Cattle Egrets at the edge of his
small marsh adjoining plowed field, east of Lura Lake in Blue Earth
Co. Watched for an hour and saw them catch and eat 5 mice! They winter
in south Texas and see them in numbers, but had no idea they travel
morth. I had 2
Christmas day Schimek Park near Good Thunder saw 12 robins clinging to
their perches in a hackberry tree as a an unidentified hawk soared
above. Over the weekend with snow gone from south slope of lawn a
dozen or more eating what? in the grass. Never before had Robins at
our place at this t
I am inundated with Red Polls, 80+ today and they are eating me into
bankruptcy. In 8 years with PFW have never counted more than a couple.
Considering the wide variation in color and markings nothing stands
out as a Hoary. As to shape and sixe of bill on any one individual-
give me a break
On a 30 mile excursion this morning in the Mapleton-Good Thunder area
frequently saw from i-6 Horned Larks at a time, generally on
windswept roads bordered by open fields. A flock of Robins was
foraging the road ditch bordering a Wildlife Management Area just east
of Good Thunder. Chrisma
As much as I regret it, I am asking the Red Polls or at least most of
them to move on. During the 4 day GBBC I reported 568 Common Red
Polls, one of the highest counts in the survey thus far, and that
included a 30 minute count on Saturday, 7-7:30 AM, of 88. Given the
entire day the count
Let's not get carried away. Scott's recalled the suet cakes because
the source of the peanut ingredients in their products came from
Peanut Corp. of America. To throw out everything peanut or
containing peanuts is ridiculous. Do a little research. Has the
company supplying you with peanuts
On Thursday I did not fill sacks or feeders and watched theemptied to
within inches of empty, it became quite chaotic late in the day.
Friday I removed all but three sacks and two feeders which I filled.
Numbers were greatly reduced during the day with the highest count 81.
Also four Pine S
I can understand there being large numbers of Red Polls at Sax-Zim and
other locations in northern Minnesota. I don't understand 150-250
every day for nearly a month here 30 miles from the Iowa -MN border.
After 250 during the snowstorm last Thursday and PFW count of 110
Saturday morning, t
Three drake Wood Ducks flew over the Maple R> east of Good Thunder
this morning.
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Photo surveys the past two days have shown in excess of 230 Common Red
Polls each day.
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On Mar 12, 2009, at 1:23 PM, Curt Rawn wrote:
I feed the birds with nyger and black oil seeds. I am trying to cut
down on the mess in my backyard. I am wondering if someone knows the
cost equation of shelled vs unshelled sunflower seeds? How many
ounces of seed are in a pound of black oil s
I ncountered the same sort of flock this morning-couldn't tell what
they were. The Horned Larks I'm still seeing are one or two at atime.
Sunday, we did see a flock of 50+ small birds that after seeing them
on the ground turned out to be Common Red Polls. I have initially
misidentified floc
Today at Pet Expo in Mankato a customer reported a male Northern
oriole in his yard Friday, 3/20. I was very busy and didn't have time
to go into detail, but they were residential. I would be sceptical
were it not for all the unusual sightings this winter/spring. Also a
male oriole would be
Seen on Lake Ida AMA near Amboy this morning;
A pair of Red-Breasted Mergansers
6 Wood Ducks
A pair of Ring-necked Ducks
1 Double-Crested Cormorant
60+ Coots
Canada Geese
Mallards
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Nasty day but a good one for birding. Cold and wind made for watering
eyes and kept me in the truck. In spite of that I got my closest look
at several birds.
20 Wild Turkeys in a field on the east edge of Good Thunder.
Frequently see turkeys there, never that many.
At Maple R. WMA:
4 T
I have to correct my posting of earlier today. There are 4 Red Polls
at my feeders right now, one of them very "suspicious". Also 18
Goldfinches some of which are showing a lot of yellow. DE Juncos
apparently on the move , 18 in the yard.
John Nelson
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On Mar 25, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote:
Which spring migrant brings you the greatest joy?
This is a tough one. The longer I thought about it the more favorites
came to mind. In the past Robins would be the obvious choice, now they
are here all winter.
As more of a "bird
After a trash run to Mapleton this afternoon, I took a swing around
the Maple R. WMA and observed 12 large white birds. A rare ocasion I
didn't have binoculars or scope with me and couldn't tell if they were
swans or pelicans. Ran home three milesand went back with binos and of
course they
I had a report of a Northern Oriole in St. James Friday 4/3 whilea=
at work today. I would consider this a confirmed sighting as these
folks have hosted Orioles for a number of years and the lady heard the
bird singing before seeing it in flight and at rest.
At Maple R. WMA this morning 18
On Apr 20, 2009, at 8:48 PM, Al Batt wrote:
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Take a kid birding. Better yet, take a bunch of them birding.
Al Batt
Hartland
I couldn't agree more Al. At my "job" at Pet Expo in Mankato, I really
enjoy talking about the birds with young people who come in with their
parents and/or grandp
This AM two Trumpeter Swans on the south end of Maple R. WMA. Lost
sight of them as they moved to tall grass near shore. Suddenly they
charged out to open water hotly pursued by a Canada goose. They took
off and circled back over me. What an awesome sight they are in flight!
Both had tan neck
Not a lot but I thought interesting.
1 Lesser Scaup with:
1 pair Bufflehead
1 pair and 6 drake Mallards
4 pair and 5 drake Shovellers
1 Lesser Yellowlegs FOY
4 Pied-Billed Grebes
Yesterday visited Harlan Dobie who recently had heart bypass surgery
to pass on my experience with same. He and his
On a rainy cold Sunday our birding has been confined to the house, but
a few rewards.
8 White-Throated Sparrows- 3 tan striped
1 Brown Thrasher FOY
2 Harris' Sparrow FOY
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Today 12 White_throated Sparrows accompanied by FOY Lincoln's. Hear
Harris' haven't seen as yet.
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Bob Dunlap has confirmed a male immature Summer Tanager at my feeders
today from an iphoto I mailed him earlier this evening. Obviously I
have never seen a Summer Tanager here before and along with the
Eastern Towhee (2nd sighting in my feeder area) I took 114 photos
today. Thank God for di
Having had several inquiries, I am rural between Good Thunder and H
22. I'd be happy to host visitors. My phone 507-278-3949.
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Summer Tanager eating orange first thing this morning.
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A number of folks have come to see the Summer Tanager this morning-all
successful. A bonus was a female Blue Grosbeak confirmed and
photographed by Jim Hollander and and Bob Janson. Itwas present for
only a feww minutes, but its call was heard by several others.
Also of note Brown Thrasher, E
Kim Eckerts MInnesota Birding Weekends found a adult male
WesternTanager about 11:00 today in Red Rock Cty Park. this park is
on the Brown Cottonwood county line.
The bird was still present when they left shortly thereafter.
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Thanks so much for the visits by great birders the past four days. A
great group of people and I picked up a number of valuable tips on
birding.
Particular thanks of course to the Summer Tanager and his "opening
act" the Eastern Towhee, both cooperated wonderfully by appearing
within 15-20 m
I have to second Al Batt's comments about backyard birding today.
While enjoying a glass of vintage Vella burgundy boxed wine on the
deck around si
FOY
2 Indigo Buntings
1 1st year female N Oriole
1 Gray Catbird
1 female RB Grosbeak
1 Ruby-Throated
First Red-Breasted Nuthatch in a year yesterday and FOY male Orchard
Oriole this morning.
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6 Baltimore and 1 Orchard Orioles this morning, all gobbling grape
jelly. Yesterday while doing yard work, a flyover by a Peregrine
Falcon and later a very close pass by a Turkey Vulture. The way he
eyeballed me, I wondered if he knew something I didn't.
Counted 24 species in feeder areas las
While eating supper this evening an immature male Summer Tanager
appeared at the grape jelly feeders. A little more advanced in color
transition to adult, than the one seen here at the end of April.
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Another first (for me), a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker eating grape jelly
from an orange half.
Latest Rose-Breasted Grosbeak count at the BOSS--7 females and three
males. Anyone know if they pair or are
(for lack of a better word) polygamus?
Got my Bluebird nest cam up and running, her nest is abo
On May 19, 2009, at 12:52 PM, Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote:
While I have not had a bad experience with postings, I caught on early
to make sure of sightings with local authorities
before posting.
Not to be critical, my experience of a few weeks ago surprised me in
that some very knowledgeabl
Turned on the camera this morning and there were 4 brand new baby
Eastern Bluebirds. They apparently hatched overnght. They all seem
healthy and are responding quickly to parents with food.
Her first egg was on 5/17, the fourth on 5/20, so they hatched in
exactly two weeks. These two birds wa
This morning awoke to the haunting vocals of a Harris' Sparrow near
the house. Around 8 AM while filling a grape jelly feeder in a dead
dwarf apple tree we maintain as a feeder station, the Harris' sat a
few feet above me singing. While I was gone all day at work my wife
became convinced it
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