This morning at Stewart Park we found an Orchard Oriole nest with nestlings being visited frequently by a yellow female and less frequently by a first-year-looking male, yellowish with black face and bib, with some "dirty" plumage as it slowly transitions to second year plumage. To find the nest, stand about ten feet back from the Fuertes platform in the "Swan Pen" and look at the big spruce tree in front of the boathouse. In one of the lower boughs to the bottom right pointing at the pond is the nest about two feet in from the end, maybe 10-15 feet high. The lowest bough is quite thin, the second lowest bough looks thicker, and it is in that thicker lump where you can see the nest with binoculars.
Also, the serviceberries along the road there are ripening and Cedar Waxwings are happily foraging them allowing for close approach. I thought those were crab apples until someone corrected me. They are actually rather tasty. Suan _____________________ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
