Posts Tagged ‘House Finch’

The Urge to Nest, Martins on the Way by , Ranger

February 15th, 2009

A Canada Goose was observed moving nesting material around on the small island in front of the Wetlands Overlook. The bird was apparently just going through the motions spurred on by the warm weather. The goose momentarily shuffled a few pieces of grass and leaves about on the island, then swam off to feed. Thinking [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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Excavations Underway, Visitors from the North by , Ranger

January 15th, 2009

For the past month or more, a male Red-bellied Woodpecker has been excavating a hole near the end of a broken branch of a Loblolly Pine. The pine is just outside the entrance to the Lemur House. The bird will, presumably, use the hole to roost in during the cold winter nights, and perhaps to [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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