Greetings,
Yesterday morning I had Brown Creeper in my yard in Jeffersonton. It wasn't
singing, but was calling. Not wanting to trust my ear, I tracked it down and
watched it for a few minutes.
Three warblers breed in my yard, and two of them are still singing, Ovenbird
and Common Yellowthroat. The third, Louisiana Waterthrush was still singing
as of Monday 28 June, and I heard it chipping as of yesterday. Wood Thrushes,
Scarlet Tanagers, Red-eyed Vireos, Great Crested Flycatchers, Acadian
Flycathers, and Indigo Bunting, are all still being fairly vocal in the
mornings and
evenings. Broad-winged Hawks nested either on my property or nearby again,
with adults seen or heard infrequently, but a young bird being more conspicuous
and hunting along the road into my place.
It's been a good year for woodpeckers, with Hairy, Downy, Red-bellied, and
Pileated all having brought young to my feeding station. Goldfinches are
nearly
absent as they do here in the summer, only to return in droves come fall and
winter. About the only unusual thing (aside from the Creeper) has been a
towhee that's been around the house. They breed nearby, but we only get them
near
the house in winter.
Cheers,
Todd
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Todd Michael Day
Jeffersonton, Virginia, USA
Culpeper County
BlkVulture@xxxxxxx
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