This mornings yard birds: highlights are a male B. ORIOLE inspecting branch tips for a suitable spot to hang a nest. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on the lawn. Sharply marked White-Throated Sparrow near the feeders.
Yesterdays arrivals: four BARN SWALLOWS in and out of one of the barns. Upset with my lawn mowing. But then, so am I. Obvious nest builders: numerous Robins ; a Phoebe constantly bringing nest materials to a ledge over our front door; amorous Cardinals allo-preening and picking up (and dropping) nest mat'ls. Nest boxes occupied or under inspection by E. Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, House Sparrows. Lots of other birds in the yard but we are not aware of other new arrivals. We are both mostly deaf, so our birding has to be visual. Bill and Shirley McAneny, T'Burg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
