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Re: CBC birds and yard birds
- To: dsbailey@conterra.com
- Subject: Re: CBC birds and yard birds
- From: Alex Netherton <danetherton@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 23:23:43 -0400
- Cc: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
They are hole nesters after all, and may want your BB box!
On Mon, 08 May 2000 11:01:30 -0400 "Donna S. Bailey"
<dsbailey@conterra.com> writes:
>
After a weekend filled with warblers, I came home to find a warbler
> surprise in my own yard. Thinking that my eyes were tired and my
> brain
> fuzzy, I was trying hard to convince myself that that bright golden
> yellow
> bird who flew by was really just a goldfinch. It almost worked -
> until the
> bird flew by again. No missing it this time - Prothonotary Warbler.
> In a
> few minutes I noticed he was singing in the yard. As I scanned the
> trees
> from the porch, I noticed a female Prothonotary perched on top of
> the
> bluebird house nearest the pond. Then I heard the male singing
> right near
> her. If this were Eastern Bluebirds, I would know they were on the
> verge
> of selecting this box in which to nest. He spent much of the rest
> of the
> afternoon singing in various places around the yard. And again this
> morning, I heard the Prothonotary in the yard, again singing in two
> of the
> same spots he sang from yesterday. Again, if this were Eastern
> Bluebirds,
> I would know at the very least that he was claiming this area for
> territory, including the nest box. Could these two really be
> considering
> nesting in the box in the yard?! What an astounding thought!
>
> Anyway, thanks again to all who made Blowing Rock a success!
>
>
> Donna S. Bailey
> Winnsboro, SC
>
> e-mail: dsbailey@conterra.com
>
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>
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Alex Netherton
The Appalachian Naturalist
Asheville, NC
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