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Index of Subjects This last week or so things have been changing here in our yard in White Point, Queens. With all the concern about ill birds, we have taken stalk of the property and since we have above average numbers of birds passing through the grapevine we needed to make changes. It was very hard to decide what to do in some ways. Birding through the kitchen window has become a staple in my life, more so all the time. So, now the Kiwi is 99% gone. The grapevine will go next. What structure will replace it is not settled on as yet. Protection for birds in the winter will be part of the plan for sure. We had put thought into new feeders in the spring, a wire mesh platform replacing the slab and rope one, Several tube feeders that are much more resistant to the weather than a sock. The juice bottle feeders still seem to be the most enticing but they are also the most attractive to the squirrels who seem to feel the need to turn them into residences. Feeders have been moved to different areas of the yard too. Surprising to me the numbers of birds visiting doesn't seemed to have diminished all that much. It is very interesting to see their reaction to the changes. They keep inspecting things quite intensely after each change. I see them discussing it. I know we aren't suppose to put human characteristics on critters but it is as plain as the nose on my face that is what is going on. So the list of birds visiting over the past couple days: Chickadees, Goldfinches, still in fairly large and steady numbers (although they do seem to be moving out further now), Woodpeckers: Hairy and Downey, Nuthatches, both red and white, Grackles, Red-winged blackbirds, Blue jays, Mourning doves, a solitary Junco, Red crossbills, Catbird, Purple Finches, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Starlings and Sparrows; Song and White Throated and one I am unsure about which is quite dark and has a long tail it continually twitches. There are young hollering constantly from the barn tree Swallow house and momma and poppa are extra busy. I am not seeing heads in the portal as yet so there may be liftoff on July first once again. It does seem to be the target date over the years. Last evening I was very excited to see, at about 10 minutes to 7, 3 nighthawks! I was watching to see if the Swallows were hunting successfully when I noticed these. There very well may have been more. I thought I saw 6 one evening as we came west over the Medway River bridge on the 103 a couple weeks ago. We have at least 5 Chipmunks, I have no idea how many squirrels. There is a Raccoon and family living up overhead in the barn and a fox wandered down the driveway the other morning followed by 5 deer. Life is never boring here. 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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