Date: 5/6/26 7:58 am From: Sallie Barker <salliebarker...> Subject: [NHBirds] Bluejays in Springfield
After a winter of our 3-5 old reliable bluejays, we have been presented with at least 40, maybe 50, for the last 2 days! They keep circling the house, so it’s hard to count. Fortunately their presence has not deterred our returning birds, so the Ovenbird and Chestnut Sided arrived this morning.
For the Phoebe, who has nested by our front door for years, we are concerned Without thinking of his presence, I opened our front door at 10:00 PM last week and startled him from his usual perch (or somewhere on front porch; he might have been IN our forsythia wreath) and BURST into the house! After 40 challenging minutes, he finally opted for one of the many open doors and windows and …left. Whew! However, there is no sign of him or even his call since this happened. Troubling.
Sallie -in Springfield
