Thrilled to see a chimney swift over my back yard in Union Springs, NY 5/14/25 about 10:15 a.m.Hopefully they will again nest in the tall chimney of the girl's dorm. Saw a catbird in my English walnut tree on Mon..They always stay up near the brushy hedgerows. Last night a deer again knocked down a hanging feeder I forgot to bring in. They've been pests all winter & spring. They lick my windowsill feeder area clean nearly every night. Squirrels & doves are bad enough! I have found that if I make a noise like the scream of a red-tailed hawk or a rabbit trying to escape one, the squirrels willl leave the feeders immediately & head for safety of "home." Fritzie Blizzard --
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