Do they call at 5 in the morning? That's what my local crows do. I love crows,
as most people know, but I'd rather they weren't so vocal so early.
Just a note on the crow breeding season this year. Good number of breeding
families after a big hit from West Nile virus in 2012&2013. Earliest ever
Lots of hungry young birds around, but I especially feel for this fledgling
Broad-winged Hawk, whose wails are not only piteous (all Broad-wings sound that
way to me) but also right in my ears, because the bird favors the trees that
shade my workshop.
Most years the Broad-wing fledglings take u
Sounds like I've got a family group of Great Crested Flycatchers down in the
orchard. They used to nest in the dead apple tree hollows. Maybe I just missed
their nest this year. Anyway, great to have their cheery voices!
-Geo
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