Based on recent posts by Bill Moore & Susan Patla, I filled my hummingbird feeder &, so far, nothing. But, shouldn’t be too much longer before some arrive.

My Rose-breasted & Evening Grosbeaks have moved on. Male Yellow Warblers have arrived & staked out their territorial perches, loudly singing. I was awakened this AM by the calls of a flight of Sandhill Cranes & had a flyover of an Osprey with a good-sized trout in its talons. Swainson’s Hawks are here & an Am Kestrel pair is setting up a nest in a nearby cottonwood cavity. Wood Ducks, Canada Geese & Mallards are nesting

I totally revamped my feeder system with new pole & feeders & added an Oriole feeder this year. Bullock’s should arrive within the next 2 wks. I haven’t been able to check on the Bald Eagle pair which nests below our place, as all the channels off the Snake River are too high. But, the side benefit is that the fly-fishing with streamers off the backyard has been great!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend,
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot