Yesterday I saw & heard a male B ORIOLE in my apple tree. Tho i now have put
out oranges on tree branches & dish of jelly, have not seen him.
Yesterday evening I had 3 male ROSE BR. GROSBEAKS eating sunflower seeds at
back yd feeders.
Now today i think I have a 4th individual because this guy,
Shortly after posting yesterday we had competing song from two Wood Thrush!
Hummers
due today -we'll see. Some are arriving on the 30 year mean date. some have
been as
much as 2.5 weeks early and a very few have been a few days late. All in all the
mean won't move much if at all.
--
John and Sue
These strange blue skies and steady warm but light breezes do not seem to be
producing any visible migrants on the ground. As others have noted, territorial
arrivals continue to trickle in, but many local birds are still missing. An
early morning watch at Myer's Point today produced zero birds o