Field Observation 7

Monday, April 30. 47 degrees, overcast but not rainy.

I got to see a 23 strong flock of Cedar Waxwings by the bus stop. Not an extraordinary sighting, but always pleasant. I saw another seven Waxwings on my walk home.

I also witnessed a Northern Cardinal squabble. A male chased another male across the street and behind a row of bushes. A few seconds later a female flew by and landed on the bushes. She was then harried by a second female and they chased each other to some backyards where I lost sight of them. I thought perhaps it was a territorial dispute, as I know one pair of Cardinals is often found in the tree where the squabble started.

My other interesting sighting was a European Starling with a billfull of nesting materials, I saw it fly over to the side of an old church where it may be trying to build a nest along the gutter. Another Starling sat in a tree across the street.

Posted on April 30, 2018 09:34 PM by tesshall