Subj : Re: Wild turkeys
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Tue May 13 2025 09:47:00

> MP>That said, I used to say there were no Catbirds or Oriels in this area
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>   >in the past 1.5 weeks, I have seen both at my home.

> I don't think we have Catbirds this far North, and not many birds that
> are really colourful. Bluejays are common and Robins but more than
> anything else here I see Seagulls, Crows and a few types of Woodpeckers,
> plus Swallows and Chickadees for the smaller ones.

Catbirds are not very colorful, but the Oriels are.

There is a young lady on YT that, IIRC, lives in the Maritimes who often
posts videos about Bluejays.  Apparently, where she is, they molt.  I have
never seen a featherless jay down here but they are pretty weird looking. ;)

Lots of Crows here also.  Woodpeckers, too, in all sizes.  The Swallows
tend to stay near where there is farmland (so we have them but I don't see
them at the house).  Chickadees and "Sparrows" are common.

> But there are lots of hunting type birds here, Hawks and Eagles and
> Turkey Vultures. The county builds nesting spots on high towers for
> the Osprey Eagles to nest on. For some reason they encourage those
> more than anything else.

There are Hawks and Falcons nearby as I live near the Pallisades.  Turkey
Vultures are EVERYWHERE here.  Just about as common, if not more so, than
the state bird -- the Cardinal.  Eagles are not plentiful in my immediate
area, but are more common in Eastern Kentucky, especially around our
several man-made lakes.


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