Bird Blogging

As we had suspected, the ruby throated hummingbird made its appearance early this year on April 29, twelve days earlier than last year. So far we have sighted a single female taking a long draught from the nectar tower. Mrs Vache Folle thinks it was a stopover by a bird on its way further north, but I suspect that it is Christine, one of our summer residents.

Also making its 2006 debut this weekend was the rose breasted grosbeak.

I saw a hawk take what appeared to be a snake from the woods. Later, the hawk was harassed mercilessly and driven off by a gang of crows.

The male goldfinches seem to be engaging in three way dogfights back and forth across the meadow. We have a pretty good stand of thistle that comes in later, control of which will lead to hegemony.