Date: 4/30/25 2:27 pm From: Richard George <passingphase...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Juncos, Hummers, Orioles and Wrens
Posting from a spare account as my mail host has lost their ability to talk to theworld.com for the last two weeks, just as the seasonal shift change occurs:
- As expected, our Junco population plummeted around Friday last week, seen both by automatic audio recognition and by visual confirmation. Approximately one Junco stuck around as a rearguard through Tuesday, but none were seen or heard today. (1)
- My niece reports that she saw the year’s first Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the feeder yesterday evening; sadly it had been displaced by the gusty winds by the time I tried to look.
- The first Baltimore Oriole of the season appeared at the feeder at lunchtime today (2)
- And the House Wrens are staring to claim the nestboxes (3), I’m sure we’ll see one used and one barricaded, just as last year.
- Finally, so far, warbler activity here, at least in terms of visual confirmation, has been limited to Yellow-rumps
Hopefully, this mail account will behave itself and stick to plain text - many thanks to Barbara for her patience and guidance!
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