Hi all,
 We have 3 bluebird boxes up here in our yard, and all 3 are currently  
occupied. We have 2 bluebird nests, each with a single egg (as of last evening),  
and another bluebird box on the far side of the fence, which I have not checked 
 recently but am fairly certain contains a House Wren nest (with or without  
eggs).  The Brown Thrashers seem to have finished nesting, as there is no  
sign of them around the house now, just in the back of the property near the  
fields. We found the shell of a N. Mockingbird egg (identified by Alli) in the  
garden over the weekend, so they are nesting somewhere around too. Chipping  
Sparrows seem to have nested in the conifers in the front yard, and Robin young  
are seen in the yard now.  
 
In the evenings I have been watching and listening to both E. Phoebe and  
Great Crested Flycatchers in the cherry trees along the border of our property.  
Last night we saw a juvenile Bluebird catching bugs (?) in the vegetable 
garden,  while an adult male watched from a nearby tree. Lots of activity still at 
the  seed feeders, as well as the hummer feeders, and as we have 3 bird baths 
(well,  one is more of a fountain), we are getting regular visits for drinks 
and bathing  too. 
 
Hardly have to leave the yard to go birding...
 
Stay cool, 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD




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