Delighted to hear Blk-billed Cuckoo this a.m. during an early morning spin around my yd before the sun started warming.  First this season.

 

I also have a Bluejay (believe it's a juvl)) coming to platform feeder whose upper mandible is longer then lower and noticeably decurved.  He does a pretty good job of scooping up the seed/cracked corn.  Hard to tell which he is scooping, but I suspect the corn.  

 

Wrens have fledged, but one half feathered baby dead in nest.   AND, there is sucess to report with the Red-bellied Woodpecker... feeding young is happening!   Other yg seen about: bluejay, chickadee, flicker, bluebird, rose-br grosbeak, house finch...

 

Ruth Stewart

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 > Location: My yard birds
> Observation date: 7/5/10
> Notes: Quick spin in yd. 70s warming to 90s. Sunny. first time hearing BB Cuckoo this year.
> Number of species: 16
> 
> Mourning Dove 3
> Black-billed Cuckoo 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
> American Crow 2
> Barn Swallow 1
> Black-capped Chickadee 2
> Tufted Titmouse 1
> House Wren 1
> American Robin 3
> Gray Catbird 2
> Scarlet Tanager 1
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
> Common Grackle 2
> Brown-headed Cowbird 1
> House Finch 2
> American Goldfinch 3
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)

 		 	   		  
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