Our front boardwalk has become hazardous for pedestrians, there are so many immature birds out there as well as anxious adults. Every time we open the front door, there is a flurry of birds, squirrels and hares, taking off for safety. White-crowned sparrows, juncos, robins, siskins, nuthatches. An occasional crossbill. They're all feeding, bathing, hanging out in front in numbers like we haven't seen before. When I walk down the boardwalk between the trees, I do keep my hands up around my head just a bit, as the immatures are a little less sure-winged and occasionally fly right into a solid object, like a person or a window. We added more gillnetting around one window, as there have been several loud collisions in the last couple of days, no fatalities that we could see, though.
The backyard is quite busy too. The hawk visited us two-three days in a row and then has not been back - at least that we've seen. It's been very entertaining.
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