Re: [MDOsprey] Backyard Nesting Successes - MD birds in Talbot County
Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Sun, 11 Jul 1999 07:34:12 -0500
Good grief...I'd love to see what your yard list looks like! You will be
a competitor for Henry Armistead!
> Bonnie - I greatly enjoyed hearing of your nesting birds - and accept it as
> an invitation to mention ours.
> To date, here on the headwaters of Leeds Creek, we have seen 1999 nesting
> success for the following species:
> House Finch; Starling; Common Grackle; Mockingbird (second brood of three
> young in our pear tree at eye level); Robin (second nest choice in walnut
> tree above our deck); Wood Duck - saw mom and nine go upstream after
> success in the box we provided; Carolina Wren (1) in one of our BlueBird
> boxes; Carolina Wren (2) in spot beside porch that we had arranged for
> House Finch use; Tree Swallow (fledged 4 of 5 from one of our BlueBird
> boxes (fifth found dead in the nest); House Wren (1) in tiny decorative box
> that was also used last year; House Wren (2) in another spot beside porch
> designed for House Finch use, and Osprey with one youth on our platform.
> House sparrows also have been successful in the Osprey nest.
>
> Les Roslund
> Lroslund@bluecrab.org
> Easton, MD
>
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Norm Saunders
Colesville, MD
osprey@ari.net