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Well yesterday afternoon got quite busy when the starlings come in but they soon were chased away when the oriole came back. It behaved much more normally, maybe even was a different bird. I do not know. About mid afternoon a second and third oriole came in and the last was followed by a very large Hawk. We know Sharp shinned and a couple of the usual feeder watchers but this was an unusual one for us. It was larger than a large crow, (there were three in the yard when it swept in and as it flew away they went after it. Very dark back and heavily stripped chest.feathers along the leg and when it flew away it fanned its tail. It sort of sat foreword on the grapevine and I wasn't to get a good photo. I do have a couple Steve managed to get but through two layers of glass and some fog between.....our best guess is a goshawk. When that departed there were many juncos that arrived along with American tree sparrows, six is what I could see, and a lovely big Fox sparrow. They all seem to be here again today, except so far for the Hawk. So far out Mourning Doves are nice and fat and slow to move but they get up periodically and fly around and seem pretty much normal. There sure are more this year than last and that will ill make well over 50 at times. Marg in White Point http://margmillard.ca
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