Hi all,
This morning at the lake that borders my backyard was a Solitary Sandpiper.a
new yard bird for me.
Also of note in the yard this weekend:
2 males and 1 female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
2 Great Crested Flycatchers
Red-Headed Woodpeckers (in my yard everyday eating shelled peanuts!)
Lots of Chipping Sparrows, Yellow Rumps and White-throated Sparrows
5 newly hatched Bluebirds in the nest box (hatched Sunday-see link below for
photo):
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Of interest in the neighborhood this weekend:
3 adult Pileated WP, nest hole with young poking heads out (see link below
for photos):
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2 Wood Thrush, one nest building (see link for photo):
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Newly fledged Flicker, running, flapping on the ground while mama looks on,
Male Wood Duck in the neighborhood swamp
Good birding this Spring,
Rachel Echols
Chester, VA
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