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May 20, 2009 - Lots Going On |
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Two new arrivals: 1) a scarlet tanager in wooded area below our house (getting a photo will be a challenge), and 2) a yellow warbler in the same tree as the oriole's nest - see below.
5 phoebe chicks finally hatched, they were not cheeping so I think they actually hatched a few days ago. Mom and dad are now making regular feeding runs.
While walking my dog yesterday, I saw a pair of baltimore orioles mating, then discovered their nest location 40 feet up in a poplar tree. Later on the walk, I discovered a yellow-bellied sapsucker nest - hope to get some shots of their chicks late in June.
This morning I saw two indigo bunting singing in the top of a tree. They are staying up high calling for the females that have not arrived yet.
Got my first shots of common yellow throats, they are all over the place. I get them to come out of the thickets by mimicking their call.
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