At my home lately a pair of Great Crested Flycatchers has been
gathering nesting material. They make quite a noisy operation of it!
Harrison says both sexes build, but it seems like one bird gets to do
all the risky groundwork while the other stays posted in the relative
safety of the
Hi Caroline,
In A FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS' NESTS Hal Harrison mentions that Mallards
occasionally nest in trees. In the guide, each species is allotted
one page max, at the bottom of which is a catch-all section called
Notes, which often includes descriptions of unusual nest locations.
His
Hi David,
We don't know if the Mallard drake in the vicinity was father to
those ducklings. Perhaps he was just a casual participant in the
excitement of the moment. I think the usual story is that the
Mallard male defends the nest territory only until the clutch is
complete,
My sister Perri and I took a trip up to Montezuma today (28 May 2010). At
Myers Point we encountered a goodly section of Basin birders, but not too
many birds. A young male Bufflehead and a few Purple Martins on the houses
across the lake were the only birds of note while we were there. From
I've posted the Montezuma Muckrace announcement on
http://montezumabirding.webs.com/news.htm
The dates are Sept. 10-11, 7 pm to 7 pm with the closing ceremony at the
Montezuma Audubon Center (1.7 miles north of Savannah on Rt. 89)
Dave
http://eatonbirds.webs.com
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