Well, all my expected migrants showed up this week. A hummingbird showed up this morning. It was eating from flowers on a weed in my patio. I’ve often believed that they will go to a natural food source before the feeder. I’ve had my feeders out for a week now and again I saw it on a flower rather than the feeder. I bought a lot of flowers yesterday and they are accessible though protected on the front porch. I won’t plant for weeks.
Last week the Oriole, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, and Catbird arrived. The week before that the Purple Finches arrived. I still have some White Throated Sparrows and a few White Crown Sparrows. I’ve also had a one day stop over of male and female Towhees. Last week the House Wren showed up. He’s singing daily. My pair of Tree Swallows is back and nesting. I had a single Barn Swallow fly over when I was mowing. No warblers yet. I usually have yellow and Common Yellowthroats out back. I always get a Warbling Vireo too which I haven’t heard yet. Ah spring. Sent from my iPad -- 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/ --
