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July 28/17 White Point, Queens This am the last two chicks in the Grapevine House fledged. That makes a total of five. There was one that flew a couple days ahead of the others then one a day until today when there were the two. It is so quiet now. I will miss them. One pair nested, possibly over another nest, Steve will take the house down and clean it this evening likely, so he can put his Canadian flag up for July 1st. We appear to have one young hummingbird out now. There were three females on the studio feeder this am and two males squabble from time to time. Downy Woodpeckers are out, tiny Nuthatches were lined up in the maple tree, young Robins, Northern Flickers and Grackles.... well the grackle numbers have dropped drastically, thankfully. There is one pair coming once in awhile to the feeders but the hoards are gone! Yeah! Red winged blackbirds are also fewer although I am pretty sure there are two nests at least in the swamp. Mourning Doves numbers are dropping as well. Crows and Ravens did a number on the grackles and robins. I know everyone has to eat. I found an egg shell in the driveway. A lovely pale blue with a brown or muddy purpley splotches on it. It is quite a bit larger than a robin's egg at least twice the size. I must see if I can find out who might have produced it. I don't believe I have seen it before. Golden Crowned kinglets are visiting and oh! Purple finches have their young out now. There are others, including chickadees, the catbird, that I am not sure if the nests were raided or washed out or what is happening. There is one bird sound. It is driving me foolish. Just when I find the bird with my glasses, smallish, it moves. It is a burbled buzz, slowly rises a bit then drops a bit just before it finishes. Kind of harsh. Loud and travels a long way. There are no replies as far as I can tell. The bird goes around and around the house and neighbourhood and I know I should know what it is but I can't remember. I have spent several evenings listening to sounds on allaboutbirds to no avail. Agh!! I did hear it though. In allaboutbirds on the chipping sparrow song it is in the background. I still don't know what it is though. Must get back to the studio. Lighthouse art show and sale is in mid August this year in Port Medway and fresh pieces, sizes various, need to be ready to go there. I want to paint at Ragged Harbour but those chicks ( Willet and Killdeers) need to get off so I can get where I want to go. I can hear a frog in the swamp today and we have had a number of butterflies including another Monarch sighting. My milkweed is not expanding much so I need to plant more out and about. White Point Artist, Marg Millard 19 White Point 2 Rd., White Point, Queens Co., R.R. # 1 Hunts Point, Nova Scotia B0T 1G0 Canada (902) 683-2393 LocalArtistMargMillard.ca By Appointment, please
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