The migration here has netted some interesting results this year. Six TV's have been roosting at the edge of the water, in a snag, for a couple of weeks. We've never had them land here before. It's like having our own private Halloween. Yesterday, two Thrashers arrived with a flock of Blue Jays and loads of Titmice and Chickadees. Two very vocal Kingfishers are chasing each other madly while Yellowlegs are calling to each other. Of course, the crows are commenting on all the new arrivals and providing a personal escort to the Merlins.
The big problem is that I have to stop all feeding for a while as two immature Cooper's hawks are sitting in the apple trees near the feeders all day, every day, and picking off the smaller birds as they come in to feed. It's not supposed to be a hawk feeding station... It gets really wild when the gray squirrels try to chase the hawks out the trees--all out war.
My biggest disappointment this year is that, in March, with help from the York Conservation Commission, we erected an osprey nesting platform on the old trolley tracks that run across Cape Neddick harbor. The starlings seem to really appreciate it, but no ospreys. Can't wait for next spring.
Linda
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