Mourning dove at dusk

We hear mourning doves more often than seeing them.

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Chickadee at the bog

This is another chickadee at another bog. We watched a pair of them preparing a nest in a rotted tree stump similar to our previous post weeks ago. This time they were sensitive to my approach and I was unable to get any useful nesting shots.

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Nuthatch on the oak tree

The nuthatches have been busy around the yard this past week. This is probably a white-breasted nuthatch.

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Another palm warbler

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A phoebe for the garage

This eastern phoebe spent most of the weekend trying to build a nest on a light fixture in the garage.

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Another warbler

Last weekend on a trip to the no-name pond resulted in our catching sight of a variety of smaller species like the warblers. We think this is a palm warbler even though the characteristic brown streaks on the belly are missing.

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Warbler at the pond

Along the shore at the no-name pond, several warblers flew around the trees at the shoreline. Here is a male yellow-rumped warbler – we think.

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Chickadee at the front door

Last week we were enjoying a busy group of chickadees over at the far bog. At one point we noticed several flying to and fro from a tree stump. We discovered their condo! In an earlier post this week you saw one of them taking wood shavings out of the nest.