Lots of activity under the feeders this nice spring day. Our first of the year red-breasted nuthatch, fox sparrow (singing as well as foraging under the feeders) and female red-winged blackbirds. In addition, a flock of 25 grackles has descended this afternoon. The Carolina wren that has been around all winter is visiting today and a female pileated woodpecker joined the numerous downy and hairy woodpeckers to work the suet feeders. 2 song sparrows showed up yesterday and are singing away this afternoon. Oh, and yesterday we had a visit from 8 turkeys - a species that has been absent from our yard for the last 2-3 years, whereas they were reliable visitors before that. Happy Spring! Laura
Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu Hunt Hill Road, Ithaca -- 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/ --
