Daughter Becky & I have seen the male redhead duck on Mill Pond all summer, nearly every time we go
by. Sometimes he is alone. Other times a hen is with him, or nearby, but neither of us has had a scope with
us to determine if it his hen or a mallard. We have never seen him fly so assume he was injured somehow.
I think I recall Kathy Strickland saying she thought she had seen him in June or early July.
Two fish have been put in Factory St. pond. I saw them with fins out of the water, swimming close together
through the thick, disgusting slime. I suppose they might be carp with someone hoping they will eat the slime.
A mallard hen has been on the pond with several babies since the end of July. I continue to see a kingfisher
on both ponds, possibly the same one, & a GBH on Mill. The mess on & around Factory St. pond continues.
Becky & I went late to East Rd. yesterday. Readily saw many swallows, rwbb, a juv. bald eagle, the white
pelican, sandhill crane, many GBHs & great egrets, Canadas, "ducks", rb gulls, black & Caspian terns. We
were standing at the edge of the deep grass when an eastern meadowlark flew in front of us at almost eye
level 3 different times. Neither of us can ID the many shorebirds/peeps unless they are right in front of us
& then with much doubt. We continue to see ospreys at most nests. Ours on Center St. continue. I was
happy to see a red-tailed hawk over our house a few days ago, first in a couple mos..
I have been amazed at the nos. of mocking birds I have seen here & just about everywhere we have traveled
this summer. Having a brown thrasher nesting again in the hedge row has been a treat. Catbirds, too. Blue jays
returned 2 wks. ago with 3 youngsters. Chimney swifts are still around but I'm not outside to watch for them.
All to soon we'll be seeing increasing nos.of Canadas & other feathered friends that signal a change for which
we aren't ready. Feels & looks like fall ..... far too early. Unfortunately we can't flip the calendar pages back.
At the intersection of Rtes. 90, 5 & 20 across from the gas station, the sumac already is yellow & flame red.
We appreciated our long sleeves last evening!!
Fritzie .... in Union Springs
by. Sometimes he is alone. Other times a hen is with him, or nearby, but neither of us has had a scope with
us to determine if it his hen or a mallard. We have never seen him fly so assume he was injured somehow.
I think I recall Kathy Strickland saying she thought she had seen him in June or early July.
Two fish have been put in Factory St. pond. I saw them with fins out of the water, swimming close together
through the thick, disgusting slime. I suppose they might be carp with someone hoping they will eat the slime.
A mallard hen has been on the pond with several babies since the end of July. I continue to see a kingfisher
on both ponds, possibly the same one, & a GBH on Mill. The mess on & around Factory St. pond continues.
Becky & I went late to East Rd. yesterday. Readily saw many swallows, rwbb, a juv. bald eagle, the white
pelican, sandhill crane, many GBHs & great egrets, Canadas, "ducks", rb gulls, black & Caspian terns. We
were standing at the edge of the deep grass when an eastern meadowlark flew in front of us at almost eye
level 3 different times. Neither of us can ID the many shorebirds/peeps unless they are right in front of us
& then with much doubt. We continue to see ospreys at most nests. Ours on Center St. continue. I was
happy to see a red-tailed hawk over our house a few days ago, first in a couple mos..
I have been amazed at the nos. of mocking birds I have seen here & just about everywhere we have traveled
this summer. Having a brown thrasher nesting again in the hedge row has been a treat. Catbirds, too. Blue jays
returned 2 wks. ago with 3 youngsters. Chimney swifts are still around but I'm not outside to watch for them.
All to soon we'll be seeing increasing nos.of Canadas & other feathered friends that signal a change for which
we aren't ready. Feels & looks like fall ..... far too early. Unfortunately we can't flip the calendar pages back.
At the intersection of Rtes. 90, 5 & 20 across from the gas station, the sumac already is yellow & flame red.
We appreciated our long sleeves last evening!!
Fritzie .... in Union Springs
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