I Saw an E. phoebe diving into the lake, off a fallen willow snag in the water
near my beach. It actually dove quickly under the water & out again, & flew up
to the over-hanging branch. There it fluffed its feathers & preened, then
repeated its dives a few times.
My brother has a house on one of the barrier islands in North East Florida
south of St. Augustine. (By Atlantic Ocean).
They have a typical concrete birdbath. Last spring I noticed that whenever it
had not rained - which provides puddles for drinking fresh water in that sandy,
well-drained area - many different species of birds competed to drink from the
bird bath.
Robins, mourning doves, Cedar waxwings, cowbirds, yellow rumped, warblers -
They would crowd the bowl and many times one was standing on top of another in
their effort to drink some water from the birdbath. 8-10 at a time! We had to
rinse & refill it many times a day!
When it rained, there were only a few birds there, I assume because they found
lots of freshwater puddles from which to drink.
Donna
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Donna Scott
On Jul 18, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Sara Jane Hymes wrote:
> With the heat we've had lately, I am not surprised to see birds frequently
> cooling off in our (normal/basic-sized) bird bath. However the other day, I
> was surprised to see 3 different species all trying to cool off at the same
> time!! ROBIN, BLUE JAY and MOURNING DOVE. One flew away before I could get
> a photo.
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