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Fledging Day

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Gerald & Laura Tarbell

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Gerald & Laura Tarbell

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Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:23:23 -0400

There are two of the five little BLUEBIRDS still in the box and the parents
are trying to coax the last ones out. Always a big event.

We had a good year and even with only one box we got two successful broods
of 5 each. The sparrows weren't as big of a problem this year and some Tree
Swallows stopped one day but evidently were shown to the road by the
Bluebirds. There have been years recently when we were lucky to get a brood
of the swallows as our only positive production. It's great to be back in
the bluebird business.

We birded in a foreign country named Shenandoah NP Sunday and Laura got her
first ever look at a Scarlet/Green Tanager. I've spotted them 3 or 4 times
before. If you hear Tanagers this time of year try to get a visual. The
males look kinda funny as they shed their red colors.

We also had looks at HOODED WARBLER and OVENBIRD. And a RAVEN in the road,
but that's normal up there.

Jerry Tarbell
Watching fledglings in Carroll County