I also had a Baltimore Oriole in my yard which is a rare visitor for me.
It seems as though a wave of birds moved through in the last couple of
days. Red-winged Blackbirds made their initial visit along with increased
numbers of White-throated Sparrows, Brown Creepers and an Eastern Phoebe. The
raptors are following close behind as I had a Sharp-shinned, Cooper's and
Red-shoulder Hawk this week.
Dave Youker
Yorktown, VA
Yesterday and today I had a pair of Baltimore Orioles in my yard, and the
male, like your Flickers, tried out the suet! He drank from the hummingbird
feeder, ate oranges, and even went to the peanut feeder and took a peanut.
I'll be posting photos on www.flickr.com/birdingva.
Karen Kearney
Chesapeake
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From: Les Brooks <ubrooks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 5:43 PM
Subject: [Va-bird] Back yard views 11/22/2011
Hello everyone!
In addition to the normal feeder birds, I had some extra company outside
today. One Sharp-Shinned Hawk paid a visit but, as best I could tell, left
empty taloned. I last saw it heading south across the marsh. (No new
photos today.)
I also had a new observation, at least for me. An adult Female Northern
Flicker visited one of the suet feeders and had a feast. I have never seen
one eating from my suet feeder before. And last but not least, 14 +
American Robins stopped by to check out the Holly berries. This is the second
year, at about this same time, that I have seen them on the Hollies.
Best birding and have a safe, grand Thanksgiving!
Les Brooks
Glen Allen
http://www.natures-finest-photography.com
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