WILMINGTON ~ APRIL 2010

Catbird · **Posted:** Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:18 pm

Greg Inskip wrote:

Poll: What feathers were blowing across an 11th St. Wilmington parking lot roof this afternoon?
1.__ Northern Flicker
2.__ Northern Flicker
3.__ Northern Flicker
In January and February it was mostly male Red-winged Blackbirds and in March, Mourning Doves. This is a little more painful but I expect that the focus will change soon.

OMG! I couldn't help but laugh at your post, even though it's disheartening to learn that it was Northern Flicker feathers.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Greg Inskip wrote:

Poll: What feathers were blowing across an 11th St. Wilmington parking lot roof this afternoon?
1.__ Northern Flicker
2.__ Northern Flicker
3.__ Northern Flicker
In January and February it was mostly male Red-winged Blackbirds and in March, Mourning Doves. This is a little more painful but I expect that the focus will change soon.

Pigeon?

Greg Inskip · **Joined:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:47 pm **Posts:** 1081

Count on Red Girl for that in June, in spades. Once the migrant flickers are through Caesar will notice Mourning Doves again, and scrumptious cuckoos arriving from the south. And he will start hammering pigeons, too.

Faith · **Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:27 am

I'm counting on it! :lol:

Painful to think about the Flickers. We have them at our peanut feeder every day.

SusanE · **Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:52 am

Greg, you crack me up. :lol:

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

FUNNY, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW A FLICKER. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN INJURED WOODPECKER OF SOME TYPE SINCE IT WAS ON THE GROUND, LOL. THEN THE NEXT DAY, IT BROUGHT THE FEMALE, BUT BY THEN, I KNEW WHAT IT WAS. NOW THAT IS ALL THESE TWO SEEM TO DINE ON! IT DOES MAKE FOR A COLORFUL NESTBOX WHEN THE FEATHERS ARE IN THERE :-)

GREG, STILL LOVING YOUR REPORTS!!

Greg Inskip · **Joined:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:47 pm **Posts:** 1081

I don't know where he's finding them, but it looks like he got one again today. Maybe he's spotting migrants in the air.

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

Greg Inskip wrote:

I don't know where he's finding them, but it looks like he got one again today. Maybe he's spotting migrants in the air.

WELL, I GUESS THOSE BRIGHT YELLOW FEATHERS DON'T HELP THEM ANY!

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

RED GIRL JUST LEFT THE EGGS AND CAESAR CAME AND GOT ON THEM.

Greg Inskip · **Joined:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:47 pm **Posts:** 1081

Nice catch.

Jane · **Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:25 pm

I believe Red told Caesar that her parents take turns on the eggs very quickly! Was looking at the posted times on Reenie's pictures. Of course, when we were in Wilmington, Red could have been doing a much better job that day. Looks like the two of them have worked out a good arrangement. And there's a Flicker in my yard that somehow got by Wilmington. :-)

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

WELL THEN JANE, THAT'S ONE FLICKER THAT GOT AWAY :-)

SEEMS THE GIRLS DO THE NIGHT SHIFT AND THEN THE MALES COME IN EARLY MORNING. NEAT TO SEE BOTH MOM AND RED GIRL AT THE SAME TIME AND THEN LIL DAD AND CAESAR AT THE SAME TIME TOO :-)

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

CAESAR IS STILL ON THE EGG, NOW WHERE'S THAT RED GIRL? SHE USUALLY TAKES OVER AT NIGHT. OUT RUNNING AROUND I GUESS.

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

NOT TOTALLY SURE, BUT LOOKS LIKE RED GIRL ON THE EGGS THIS MORNING, IT'S COLD, SO SHE'S ALL PUFFED UP, BUT I THINK IT'S HER.

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

YEP, DEFINATELY RED GIRL :-)

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

NOW CAESAR IS ON THE EGGS :-)

Jane · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:00 pm

It's noon, and Red is on the eggs.

Jane · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:01 pm

Looks like Red is in for the night. Good girl, Red!

Faith · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:42 pm

During this down time, I was going thru my Favorites List & found a web site I had saved from last year. "Our own" Kim's FABULOUS pictures are there, and good articles. Maybe you"all" have it too! Can't say enough about Kim's photography. http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/about/cont ... ographers/

Jane · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:54 am

Thanks for that link, Faith. One of the photographers listed on there, Joe Kozak from the PA Game Commission, assists with falcon banding in Harrisburg. He did a program for our local Audubon last year, and shared some great Peregrine photos as well as a large variety of other wildlife.

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