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Re: CBC birds and yard birds



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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