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Health & Fitness

Orchard Oriole fledgling and other young birds

Sunday, I made a few quick stops around town and had lots of young squawking birds.

Traintracks along 28 behind Haffner's Car Wash
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Orchard Orioles - 3 - 1m, 1f, 1 fledgling. Photo above - the young bird was squawking it's head off, until 2 Cooper's Hawks flew in
Eastern Kingbird - 3 young and 2 adults
Cooper's Hawk - 1 immature, 1 adult seen fly in together
Wood Duck - 1 female with 4 young
Mallard - 3 females with young
Willow Flycatcher - 1, no young, but had them breeding at this spot last year
and lots of Starling young


Other spots around town:
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Virginia Rail - 2 - 1 foraging (photo above) out in the open at Geremonty Dr. Marsh - didn't hear the Sora(s).
Wood Duck - male at World End Pond
Spotted Sandpiper - at World End Pond
Warbling Vireo
Wood Thrush - continues in back yard, calling every night around dusk

We also may have had a Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Hawkin's Farm.  We heard what sounded like the 'kowp' call a few times but never saw or heard it long enough to confirm.  After looking on eBird, there was a sighting there at the beginning of June.  I'll have to check back.

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If you would like to share your sightings please email them to kyle DOT wilmarth AT gmail DOT com
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