I realize that no one will believe this, but I awoke to a large bird
sweeping down to the tray-feeders on the ground just outside the bedroom
window. I thought "turkey?" "red-tail?" But, upon getting up and getting
binoculars on the bird, which by now was perched at the far end of our
pond, I realized it was a juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK--3rd time in 14 years
for this bird on our property. I woke my daughter, but it flew off by the
time she could look.
She tried to go back to sleep. But, as I was brushing my teeth she yelled
"BALD EAGLE." Sure enough, she'd opened one eye and saw one adult perched
at the far end of the pond, in the same tree as a few days ago. Good bed
bird. It soon flew off. The two adult eagles last week had sat until the
sun hit them around 10 am and then flew off, so I assumed they were
migrants waiting for thermals to develop. Now I wonder if they are hanging
around.
About 20 minutes later, my husband said, "Look at that!" Now there was an
adult OSPREY sitting on a snag in the pond. We normally see them once or
twice in the spring and fall, during migration.
We are carefully watching to see what will show up next!
--Sandy (and Bill and Lisa) Podulka, Brooktondale
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