Folks

Shortly after 6 PM my neighbor Zeke called to tell me there was a flock of Wild Turkeys in his yard.  They were heading toward the road.  I quickly went outside and counted the 17 birds as they carefully walked across Mill Hill Road between burst of passing vehicles.  All but two were females.  

Today in our yard I had a pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers doing some pre-breeding behavior. The male would drum on a hard dead tree, then the female would fly to the tree he was drumming on.  I heard the male say, "Buy you a drink?"  Really.  They should be heading north soon.  I wish them safe passage and a successful breeding season.

George