FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Orchard Oriole and other birds in Kingsport

["Mary Erwin" <maryerwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Friday evening April 16 about 6:30 pm as I sat on my front porch, I saw
a first year male Orchard Oriole stop briefly in the top of an oak tree
next to my yard.  I got my binoculars on it in time to see the black bib
and yellow head.  A sure sign of spring.
 

Also on Apr. 16 in a nearby oak tree that had the top broken out a year
or two ago, a male Red-bellied woodpecker made several trips into a nest
hole.  I suspect the female is sitting on eggs.  Will keep a lookout for
further activity.

 

Today Apr. 17 I visited the section of the Greenbelt off of Ravine
Street where a Yellow Crowned night heron nest was found last year.  I
did not see any sign of the herons today.

 

Mary Erwin

Kingsport

 

 



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