Date: 4/22/25 8:10 am From: Lisa Dziuban <dziubanlisa...> Subject: Sights and sounds Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co.
Lots of birdsong going on now….mostly from resident birds, mating and pairing up with the white throated sparrows’ song so prevalent.
Early this morning I saw a handsome male eastern towhee right outside my back door in the exact same spot I saw one on 4/16/13. He’s still here scratching under a feeder.
Barn swallows returned on 4/17. American goldfinches now in breeding plumage and male cardinal is feeding his mate. Easter Sunday I heard the common yellow throat.
I keep forgetting to mention that a few months ago someone posted a question asking which birds we had been missing. It finally occurred to me that I haven’t seen any American Kestrels in a long time, maybe a year?! I used to see them regularly along the local roads in neighboring townships where nest boxes have been placed. I travel these roads often and have seen none. Hopefully I am just missing them.
Lisa Dziuban
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