Catching up here on the doings around home and the area.

On Sunday 5-26-07 I saw a female Blackburnian Warbler fly down from our 
huge pine tree in our front yard to gather nesting material. She 
returned to the tree but I couldn't tell if she was building there. Some 
other small bird seemed to chase after her- possibly our resident male 
Hummer who will attack any bird . He chased a Chickadee round and round 
the tree and was seen going after a female Rose-breasted grosbeak.  We 
have 4 male and 4 female resident R.B. Grosbeaks, several Evening 
G.Beaks, my husband saw and photographed an indigo Bunting a week ago,. 
we also have a Scarlet Tanager, a Cardinal passing by, and a Loon that 
appears to be living in a nearby lake. And the usual chickadees, 
nuthatches, H. + D. woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, a Winter 
Wren, ovenbirds, Purple finches, hermit thrush, Veery, Common 
Yellowthroat, Brown Creeper, a few Juncos still around, Eastern Wood 
Pewee, Mourning Doves, R.T. Hummingbird, Barred owls, Ravens,Turkeys, 
Ruffled Grouse, several hawks too far away to identify, Eastern Phoebe 
(nesting on our house), tufted titmouse, Goldfinches, wood thrush, 
Robins., Black-throated Green Warblers...

Today I saw and heard a male Cardinal- passing by perhaps. They don't 
usually come here as we are pretty heavily wooded.  A Brown-headed 
cowbird was here briefly- suspect she was eying the phoebe's nest. Hit 
and run. I'm sure I've forgotten some....Several sparrow-types...

So these are our usual summer residents-most are nesting here.

Further afield, saw a female kingbird making a nest  on Monday 5-28-07 
while kayaking at Dewey's mills. Also there: Orioles, Yellow warblers, 
Redwings, Common Yellowthroats, and a mystery flycatcher.  Photo 
reference to follow. I can't identify it.

In Enfield on Friday, 5-25-07 we saw a family of Canada Geese by the 
roadside, and Loons in nearby waters.

Photos of Blackburnian, Flycatcher, Kingbird and Geese here:

> http://www.pbase.com/creaturekinships/

(Lots of other birds. flowers and animal photos too...)

Cindy Crawford



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