Thanks for the report Manfred. I had my FOS Black-throated gray Warbler
yesterday in my yard. This morning I saw my FOS male Rufous Hummingbird
though only briefly. I also had a Hermit Thrush in my yard tonight. All in
West Davis.
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM kuschmanfred via groups.io <makusch=
<ucdavis.edu...> wrote:
> Spring arrivals have been a bit hit and miss so far but today several
> Rufous Hummingbirds, among them the first mature male, made an appearance ,
> maybe signaling the beginning of a more sustained migration. I have seen
> three females over the last 10 days but only very briefly.
> The same is true for my Barn Swallows. The first sighting was about a
> week ago but none had settled in until 3 days ago when one male started
> spending the night on the frame above our recessed front door. Yesterday I
> saw at least two and today there were at least 3 or 4 swooping in and out
> our front and back porches.
> Swainson’s Hawks were represented, again, by one individual that migrated
> through 10 days ago but today four individuals were circling, calling and
> displaying above my garden and the creek. So they are definitely here now.
> Tree Swallows have of course been back for 2-3 weeks checking out nest
> boxes, disappearing when the weather turned cold but reappearing again with
> warmer temps, as is their habit during early spring.
> Bushtits are building nests. I have found three so far in the riparian
> woodland along the creek.
> House Wrens are singing vigorously in their traditional territories.
> At least one nest box is occupied by White-breasted Nuthatches already
> incubating their eggs. They are always the earliest cavity breeders around
> here.
> I still found recently a Red-breasted Sapsucker along the creek where I
> see them more typically during the winter months.
> There seem to be more American Robins this spring than in the past few
> years when there numbers around here were down.
> Yellow-rumped (Audubon)Warblers are plentiful along the creek, some of
> them starting to molt into their breeding plumage.
> With warm temps in the offing I think bird activity will pick up and
> spring will definitely settle in.
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> Manfred Kusch
> South bank of Putah Creek
> 1 mile downstream of Stevenson Bridge
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