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 -- Creature Kinships Animal Paintings, Portraits and Prints www.creaturekinships.com Photography: www.pbase.com/creaturekinships **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************