Around my yard this morning: lots of gobbling tom Turkeys, Ruffed
Grouse thumping from various directions, several Hermit Thrushes,
numerous Ruby-crowned Kinglets, one Blue-headed Vireo, one Black and
White Warbler, one Louisiana Waterthrush, several Field Sparrows, at
least six Fox Sparrows (peaking here now!), numerous Eastern Towhees,
a few Purple Finches...
Several days ago all my feeder birds vanished for a few minutes while
an immature Cooper's Hawk ambushed the deserted feeders.
For five minutes I watched a pair (!) of Cowbirds attend very
purposefully to the movements of the Phoebes nesting under my eaves.
I thought this kind of scouting was just the responsibility of the
female Cowbird, but apparently not. Maybe female scouting just looks
irresistibly attractive to the male?
A Red-bellied Woodpecker threesome made quite a commotion in the big
maple tree over my porch.
-Geo
Geo Kloppel
Bowmaker & Restorer
227 Tupper Road
Spencer NY 14883
607 564 7026
g...@cornell.edu
geoklop...@gmail.com
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