On a walk through the neighborhood I passed the usual birds along the way \u2013 Chickadee, Titmouse, Cardinal, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Phoebe, Bluebird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, House Finch, Blue Jay, Crow \u2013 and in all that beautiful open blue and white sky saw only two Black Vultures soaring, one very high, one very low.<\/p>\n
In the old field by the highway, a White-eyed Vireo sang a surprisingly rich song from deep in a thicket, two Gray Catbirds mewed, and two or three young Mockingbirds were practicing their songs. The three Red-tailed Hawks that have been around almost every day for all of June, July and August weren\u2019t there today \u2013 the last day I\u2019ve seen them recently was August 27. I doubt they\u2019ve gone far, and expect we\u2019ll see them again, but I think the juvenile is on its own now and its period of screaming so often for attention has passed.<\/p>\n
The last day I heard the Blue Grosbeak singing in the field was August 7. Though they may still be around, I haven\u2019t heard their calls or seen them since then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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