Date: 7/4/26 5:58 am From: Beverly Wright <wbeverly718...> Subject: Re: WV-BIRD Digest - 23 Jun 2026 to 3 Jul 2026 (#2026-69)
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> Topics of the day:
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> 1. Do you bird when it's hot?
> 2. Do you bird when it's hot? Part 2
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> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 21:59:56 -0400
> From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
> Subject: Do you bird when it's hot?
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> Recently, I have had several people ask that question. It reminded me of
> when Judy was teaching and her students would ask "when do you watch
> birds". Judy's answer was usually 24/7 or when we are awake and even
> sometimes when we're sleeping.
> I started thinking about our birding plans when it's 90 degrees out. So, we
> drove 10 miles to my father-in-law's house. He has 2 huge mimosa trees in
> his yard. They are taller than the house and in full bloom. We enjoyed the
> fragrance of the flowers, the shade and a cool breeze.
> Here's our bird list between noon and 1:00 - 6 mourning doves, a
> ruby-throated hummingbird, 3 chimney swifts, a red-shouldered hawk, a
> red-bellied woodpecker, a Carolina wren, 4 American crows, 2 European
> starlings, 5 American robins, 3 house sparrows, 5 house finches, 4 American
> goldfinches, a song sparrow &:2 northern cardinals.
> Very comfortable birding, indeed
> Jim & Judy Phillips
> Summers County
> Pipestem, WV
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> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 22:30:08 -0400
> From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
> Subject: Do you bird when it's hot? Part 2
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> So, later in the day, when one of our porches was in the shade and it was
> 91 degrees we decided to sit for an hour. We had shade, a breeze, and a
> view of the bird bath, hummingbird feeder, a suet cage and a feeder with
> black oil sunflower seeds.
> 4:00-5:00p.m. Bird list - 3 mourning doves, a ruby-throated hummingbird, 2
> red-tailed hawks, 2 red-bellied woodpeckers, 3 downy woodpeckers, a
> northern flicker, 5 Blue Jays, 4 tufted titmice, a white- breasted
> nuthatch, a Carolina wren, 3 European starlings, a gray catbird, a brown
> thrasher, 2 house finches, a song sparrow, 5 red-winged blackbirds, 3
> common grackles, 2 rose -breasted grosbeaks and a northern cardinal.
> We had to add more water to the bird bath!
> Jim & Judy Phillips
> Summers County
> Pipestem, WV
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