For a number of years a Brown Thrasher has made a tradition of
singing from certain trees in my yard. In early to mid May he sings
from their very tops, which overlook about 30 acres of abandoned
orchards on the hillside below. The show is pretty much over before
June comes in. From this
Of all the birds enjoying our fruit-laden cherry tree right now, the most
surprising is a pair of YB Sapsuckers. I have seen them flying away with one
cherry held in the beak; how they actually eat it I'm not sure. This morning
the female hopped around me, scolding while holding a fat ripe
I can share an observation on that. We've been watching a YB Sapsucker nest for
the last month or so. At this point, the yammering from the still hidden chicks
is quite loud, and the 2 parents have been coming in about every 30-60 sec with
the next load.
A few days ago, when many other birds
