[NatureNS] White Point Birds and

From: Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:30:48 -0300
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Before I forget, I must say there is another spectacular Ladyslipper show at 
Thomas Raddall Park. Many had been picked (do deer nibble the blooms?) but 
so many are coming along. Interestingly, many have very short stems this 
year. Only saw the pink ones, too, no whites so far.

Birds wise we have young Starlings, Grackles, Sparrows (song I think), 
Robins and Chickadees in the yard. I saw another Raven take a young Robin 
sadly. I had just rescued it from the greenhouse and it was quite stressed.
We had  a Mockingbird and a Gray Jay here this week, as well as a number of 
visits from Waxwings, both sorts. The American goldfinches are getting 
rounder and rounder and tend to occupy the chickadee feeder for a good part 
of the day. They keep pulling out seeds and dropping the for the other 
birds, the chipmunks and now young squirrels.
The Purple Finch males, there are a couple, have been dancing and strutting 
for the females. Too funny but very elaborate moves. Dancing and spinning 
wing fluttering and twirling.....fancy moves for sure!!
The hummingbirds seem finally to be settling down. They aren't as 
anti-social as other years; it isn't uncommon  to see 3 males and on another 
4 females on the feeders without fighting.......other times all sitting in a 
group and mulling the world over.
The puzzling thing is what is going on with the tree swallows. Both houses 
are occupied and there is incubation but there seems to be a male missing a 
good deal of the time. One bird appears to be feeding both houses at the 
moment, except for every now and again.
Today a number of swallows flew in as if to visit and everyone brought flies 
and fed at the house closest to the house, a great todo but then when they 
approached the house at the barn, they were refused. I don't think the one 
house will be ready for departure date which has always been July 1st!
Had a fresh chipmunk in the yard today, all dewy eyed.
There has been a squirrel, a young male I think, that comes eats a bit, 
sleeps a lot at the edge of the feeder or on the ridgepole of the arbor and 
heads out again.
That's it for White Point, Queens
Marg Millard 


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