[SBB] The orioles seem to be gone..

[Chuq Von Rospach <[[email protected]]>]

It looks like our orioles have vamoosed -- ti's been about a week  
since I've seen any sign of them (on the feeder, or their calling  
cards below it), and feeder usage has gone down significantly. We had  
at least one, possibly two, sets of hoodies around, and at least one  
fledged youngster came out of it. No idea how successful the  
mockingbirds this year, other than we seem to have a very large and  
vibrant family in the area (especially at 3AM).

I've also seen and heard a couple of scrub jays, which means the  
mockingbird nesting is done, since the mockingbirds always kick out  
the jays from the neighborhood in the spring.

Other nesting highlights this year: crows (one left the nest early  
and I don't know if it made it, one seems to have fledged okay), and  
california towhee (which also seems to have left the nest early and I  
don't think it made it -- we tried to get it back in the tree and  
failed); FWIW, if some group could use a California Towhee nest for  
some reason, I'll try to get it out of the tree and get it to you...  
Let me know.

It's been a banner year for hummers here, but no rarities.

chuq
(santa clara central park area)



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