We are following this! Hope you are too!Turkey Vultures are always so helpful! ... See MoreSee Less
Welcome back GREATER YELLOWLEGS!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Greater Yellowlegs are shorebirds that drop in at local-area wetlands as they migrate to forested riparian habitats for nesting.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#GreaterYellowlegs #yellowlegs #shorebirds #springmigration #birdwatching #connectwithnature #backyardbirdshop⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Greater Yellow Legs by Hayley Crews ... See MoreSee Less
What songbirds are we welcoming back this week? BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS and BARN SWALLOWS. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Brown-headed Cowbirds are the only nesting bird in our area that lays its eggs in other birds’ nests (abandoning their young for foster parents to raise). Without having to build nests or raise young, they put all their energy into making eggs. Amazing fact: one female can lay as many as 30 eggs in a nesting season!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Barn Swallows are sweet-looking and very chatty birds, swooping low over schoolyards, sportsfields and greenspaces as they forage for insects. They are the most widespread swallow and are represented by six subspecies. Our subspecies (H.r. erythrogaster) breeds from Alaska to southern Mexico and migrates to Lesser Antilles, Costa Rica, Panama and South America to winter.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Barn Swallows photo by Hayley Crews ... See MoreSee Less
