Date: 5/5/25 7:58 am From: jerry Kruth <00000005ead0dac6-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: New Arrivals
Lovely post Bruni. Thanks for taking us there!
Jk Pgh
On Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 06:03:00 PM EDT, <bruni...> <bruni...> wrote:
This morning the second Hummingbird showed up. It is either a female or a young male without the ruby throat.
I was surprised and happy to find a lone White-crowned sparrow on my patio on Friday. It is still her today.
A couple of hours ago I saw my first Baltimore orioles. They were two females, gathering alpaca fiber for their nests. Would love to see them build their nest. Later on a Titmouse was pulling fibers as well. Seems to be a hot item. I even found a ball of it in a Tree swallow nest, instead of the feathers they normally use to line it. For the first time a Tree swallow has taken the Gilbertson nestbox. I'm used to seeing them poke their heads out of the opening but noticed something odd was sticking out for two days. My first thought was that a predator had pulled the parent partially out. When I checked it, it was a 9" black feather that was too big and stiff to go all the way in. That was a relief.
Good news on my neighbor's RS Hawk's nest. One of the adults was on the edge of the nest pulling on some food. Next thing I see part of a gray fuzzy head popping up. Too early to tell how many youngsters there are.
Bruni HaydlCharles Town, WV
