I have been bemoaning the lack of wood thrush vocalizations wondering if they were even nearby. I've only heard faint singing in the recesses of the woods not my own. Normally, these guys are singing their hearts out in third week of April. Here it is mid-May... One of the joys...
May 17, 2019
May 12, 2019
Happy Mother's Day
In the bird backyard, Mother's Day takes a special meaning. I have a bluebird hen on her second nest, and I see her prior fledglings at the mealworm feeder and getting suet. Three of them were there with Dad. They were begging, he said," PFFFFTTTTT!" He took a mouthful...
May 6, 2019
Summer Tanager and Others Arrival
I began to hear the stochatic "pit-ti-tuck" (as described by the Cornell Lab) of the Summer Tanager a couple of days ago. I have been awaiting the arrival of the male and female; I noticed them for the first time last year. The male was very elusive, I had a hard time spotting him in the tall canopy...
