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[STLbf]

The Norths spent hours in the Scary Tree this morning.

[Puff]

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[Puff]

Uggggh -look at all the flies (?) at NN.

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[STLbf]

Puff, yeah, it's the season for flies and gnats and mosquitos.  The bugs bother the eagles for sure, but they are such a source of food for songbirds!

Cam ops found a pair of ducks on a Love Branch (I think), briefly about 6:00 this morning.  Wood ducks?

[Ginger52]

Here's a video recorded by GABear of the Wood Ducks this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvsB9QthsNA

There was a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher on the nest rails this morning.

[BrokenLug]

All birds great and small is what makes it   

[STLbf]

Ginger, thanks for the wood duck video!  I think they nest in trees, like high up and the babies jump down to fledge early like the geese.  Yes, that is correct.  Interesting details at AllAboutBirds.

Your pics of the blue-gray gnatcatcher are just gorgeous!  That's a little bird that loves insects, but according to AllAboutBirds, they don't eat gnats.  Go figure.

The Norths have been in the Brush Pile Tree most of the day.  Cam ops found a House Wren perching and singing briefly on a dangling Yonder Snag branch, about 1:30 PM.  Worth it on the rewind just to listen.

[STLbf]

MrN spent a little time perching near the nest this morning.  He's looking a bit rough under the chin from scratching fly bites.
Closeups brought to us by the cam ops!   

[eburgbirdwtchr]

What happened to the sound?  This nest is my favorite solar jukebox, and I'm missing it badly!

Nevermind.  Just had to refresh feed.  My bad. 

[STLbf]

Maybe two different wrens early morning in the nest area, see pics and rewind.
Then four of the same kind of  bird at a hollow tree, also near the nest area, ID unknown, but guessing youngsters.  Help anyone?

[STLbf]

Norths were together in the Brush Pile Tree about 6:30PM.  One flew off to unknown place, then the other flew to a large horizontal branch on a tree with unknown name [see orange arrow in pic, then a lovely sunset view].  That North spent a while in the Scary Tree then moved to a branch in the tree to the left of Scary and settled in for the night.

So, two trees that need IDs!

[STLbf]

Several dead trees on the far bank of the creek seem to give the eagles the least annoying flies lately.  Great views from the cam ops, and panning helps locate which is where.  Another one that is new to me today; I called it the Angle Branch Tree but it may well have an established name that is known to the expert watchers.  See pic with orange labels.  Help??

[STLbf]

Please don't be shy about revealing the tree name from previous post.   

Fledgling brown thrasher on the ground under the nest area this afternoon, 3:00.

[Puff]

My guess - strictly a guess - two female woodpeckers at north nest aroune 616a.  We're also entertained with what appeared to be a dance?  Anyone care to replay and help out?

No red, so not male - longer beak makes me think hairy woodpeckers.

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[STLbf]

Puff, you're correct, two hairy woodpeckers on the Ladder Branch. Could be a juvenile that is begging for food from a female adult, or what you said.

The Norths have been in the creek trees all day, mostly BPT.