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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Hen turkey here still has four poults. They are now about bantam sized. Checked the Phoebe nest today. Only one hatchling. Wonder if the cowbird sneaked back and reparasitized the nest?
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Two days ago a pair of wood thrushes were feeding on the ground beneath the home feeder. First time that I have seen them do that.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Growing up. The first brood of Phoebes is now sitting in the shade of the front porch - pooping on the chairs and feeding on the side lawn.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Sat on the club porch and watched four Phoebes feeding on the lawn below the parking lot. Female was on the nest so male and three of last broods young?
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Hen turkey showed up this afternoon with only four poults. Apparently something got one of her brood.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Phoebe is sitting tight. I believe the eggs should hatch next week.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Interceded
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I have recipes.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    It's all about the timing. Remove it too soon, and she may destroy the nest.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    One day last week I saw a broken Phoebe egg on the porch beneath the nest. A cowbird will frequently toss one egg when she parasitizes another bird's nest. Checked today, and there is a cowbird egg along with 4 Phoebe eggs in the nest. This is the first they have been parasitized in several...
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Turkey hen was back just a bit ago. She has 5 poults somewhere between 1 and 2 weeks old. She is not one of the 'transmitter' hens.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Saw a turkey hen with perhaps week old poults in the backyard. Couldn't get close enough to see if she was one of the transmitter hens, and how many poults she had.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I lean towards Merlin's identification.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I'm not complaining, but there are no house sparrows around here at the present time.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    There's a large decaying white pine stump on the lower side of our parking area. Something has been doing significant digging around it looking for grubs/ants/ant eggs. I thought perhaps a skunk or raccoon, but today I saw a Pileated Woodpecker working the area - tossing clumps of grass and...
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Time to open my eyes and get looking. A club member mowing paths says he saw a turkey hen with 8 or 9 poults around 2 to 3 weeks old and that one was yellow/white.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    When I pulled into the club this morning, White Bird and the big redtail female were sitting in the Tulip Poplar tree in front of the clubhouse.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I have always felt that 'White Bird' is female because of her size. This morning 'she' was riding the air currents with a very large Redtail female - 1/3 larger than her. Perhaps she is a very large male? I got a close up look at her. She has one brown flight feather and one parti colored...
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    The Phoebes fledged over the weekend. All five made it so far. Parents worked their butts off feeding them.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Haven't seen one in a long time.
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