To Donna’s list for Salt Point today I can add, seen late in the afternoon, an
immature White-crowned Sparrow. The bird was with the flock of White-throated
sparrows, they moved to various areas of goldenrod and low shrubbery during an
hour’s observing. Lots of hyperactive feeding today- at
Similar to Jon Greenly’s report from Salt Point yesterday, I had some good
sightings there this afternoon!
2 Kingfishers; 4 sp of woodpeckers: Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied & N. Flicker; 2
Ruby-crowned kinglets; ~4 Yellow-rumped Warblers;
1 probable-female Northern Parula;
1 Carolina Wren; 4
Yesterday, we had several interesting birds at the feeder. Along with several
siskins we had a pair of Carolina wrens, and a Red breasted hatch.This is
the first red breasted not hatch we’ve had in over two years. I’m not clear
where they were last year but we didn’t have any. This year is
Took a walk around Lindsay Parsons, still plenty of fall colors. Just to the
east of the railway tracks, from the bench at the northernmost point along the
orange trail, a Ruffed Grouse could be heard drumming. One was drumming there
when I visited in the spring also. Later along the red trail
I wonder if it could be a false nesting reflex brought about by the day
length being the same as one ~4 months from now. Like fall peepers.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 7:14 AM Carol Keeler wrote:
> I wonder if someone can shed some light on some female a Cardinal behavior
> I witnessed this morning.
I wonder if someone can shed some light on some female a Cardinal behavior I
witnessed this morning. I saw her peeling bark off my River Birch and flying
off with a big piece. Now if it were spring, I’d think it was for a nest. Why
might she want it at this time of year?
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