Amidst the color appearances of brightly glowing Purple, House and American
Goldfinches a single Blue-headed Vireo showed up in the yard (Northern Loudoun
County) this morning. To add to the festivities at the feeder a few Pine
Siskins are still around and filling up on thistle seed and what looks like
flower buds.
Last night I had 2-3 Barred Owls calling for a while across the creek (roughly
0.5 away). At time is is amazing how sound carries and how well we can hear the
duets.
Yesterday, my FOS House Wren showed in the yard. The Eastern Bluebirds better
hurry up with breeding before the wren takes over. I can only hope that the
House Wren moved through and the resident one does not show up for another 2-3
weeks. Somehow our resident House Wren likes to evict the Eastern Bluebirds no
matter what box they are using.
GercoLeesburg, Va
