Sorry to hear that the merlin nests did not do well this year. Today, I was happy to see a baby oriole pop its head then full body launched out suddenly and perch on the top of the nest ..or possibly its sibling's head? The nest is extremely well concealed. I only noticed because mom and dad had been feeding them.
The nestling flicked its wings and preened a bit, looked around for the longest time, then returned deep into its nest, which silenced the squawking sibling. The nest is hanging well hidden over the gravel road that goes to Jetty Woods, near the utility building I am also seeing baby robins everywhere, saw a baby song sparrow trying to sing and sounding hoarse, and hearing the wren nest next door go crazy ever 15 minutes. Momma Wood Duck and her five ducklings paddled around the light house, goslings are looking huge! Is this the second round of hatchlings? The wild flowers blooming on and around the base of the jetty are absolutely stunning and magnificent right now. Other highlights: Eastern Kingbird, Yellow Warbler, American Redstart, Catbirds, Osprey with fish in air, many swallows,... -- 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/ --
