A Pacific Wren sang for about 10 minutes this morning in my backyard.
It gave the otherwise gloomy morning a hopeful feeling of spring.
I also noticed the Song Sparrows and Bewick's Wrens along with
Golden-crowneds were all very vocal in the beautiful weather Wednesday.
A few bees were out and it seemed that every bird was busy with flycatching.
Tori Morgan
Cottage Grove
On 1/23/2016 11:20 AM, Sally Nelson wrote:
OBOLinks,
Yes, Bewick's Wrens are now singing here, and Song Sparrows (as when aren't they?) but wait; there's more:
Lately a Red-Shouldered Hawk has perched in various trees nearby, but now it has burst into "song," circling over our yard and adjacent wooded areas (at 7 a.m.) calling vociferously for long spells. There may be two of them, but it is hard to be sure with the mobbing clamor of Steller's Jays. Birding by ear here was complicated ~ 3 years ago when one fledgling Steller's learned to do the Red-Shouldered call. The bird books that describe the hawk calls mostly fail to mention that they give their "high, clear, kee-ya" calls at least 8+ times in a row and often repeat at 15-30 second intervals.
Other yard singer this morning was Pileated Woodpecker, also a real contender in the Persistence Category.
Not complaining,
Sally Nelson
west of Creswell, Lane County, OR
