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Busy feeders
(Chris, I'm going to post a whole slew of pics--if you can't download them, let me know and I'll email them )
We've reopened the Hazel Run Avian Restaurants but there are fewer feeders available for all the birds and much more traffic at the feeding stations. On a typical day we might see: Ms Brown-headed Cowbird Dashing Mr Purple Finch Young Hairy Woodpecker
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A Mourning Dove taking a break The always cheerful Mr American Goldfinch A Rose-breasted Grosbeak sharing a spot of morning conversation with Mr A. Goldfinch
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Ms Red-winged Blackbird stopping for a morning snack Young Purple Finch trying to strike up a friendly conversation with one of the neighbors And Indigo Bunting and Rose-breasted Grosbeak making a patriotic red, white and blue statement
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And then the real party starts
4 species: American Goldfinch, Rose-breasted grosbeak and the juvenile Purple Finch in back, with a Downy Woodpecker joining them on the front of the feeder A male Purple Finch and a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak share the feeder with two American Goldfinches (one of each gender)
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Seems like the entire American Goldfinch clan crashes the party some days, bringing a Chipping Sparrow along for a little variety... ...and the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Downy Woodpeckers often join them. After the party, the cleanup crew moves in to clean up the grounds.
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Wow, that is a gorgeous assortment of feathered friends .
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