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[STLbf]

House finches, or possibly a Purple finch, in branches near the nest, about 9:30 this morning.  Best on the rewind to watch them flitting around. The changes in sunlight make them difficult for me to ID.

Both of the Norths spent the night in the Love Branches.

[STLbf]

Continued work on the nest.  It's looking pretty and inviting.

[eburgbirdwtchr]

Woke up, got outta bed, ran my fingers round my head....and then checked out the cams I keep on all night and found the North Nest Cam watching an oppossum.  I'd never watched a wild one before.  Thank you cam op!

[Ginger52]

STL -- Just after DNF brought in that load of grasses Mr. North landed with a fish.  DNF vocalized and made moves toward the fish, so he quickly flew off with it to the Love Branch.

[STLbf]

Ginger, clever MrN saving his fish.  I guess the sharing instinct isn't running hot at this time of year, even though they are working closely together on the nestorations.

[Ginger52]

STL -- Definitely no consistent sharing at this point in time.  lol

I was just in rewind listening to the coyotes last night.  Go to 9:42 p.m.  It's the loudest I've ever heard them.

[Puff]

STL -- Definitely no consistent sharing at this point in time.  lol

I was just in rewind listening to the coyotes last night.  Go to 9:42 p.m.  It's the loudest I've ever heard them.

Heard that, too, Ginger .  Sometimes they sound very adament in their complaints.  Message given, message taken.

P

[STLbf]

The microphones pick up every little sound and the louder ones seem to be louder than previous years. The cattle cries startle me sometimes, like they were right in my room.   Go, coyotes!

DNF brought grasses to the nest early this morning, stayed for a short while.

[STLbf]

Early afternoon, DNF brought a fish to the nest, with MrN following.  She didn't share, but ate the whole thing while he watched. They stayed for a short while then flew off.  Later, cam ops got some great closeups of a male red-bellied woodpecker feeding on a dead section of a perching branch below the nest.

[STLbf]

Here's the spectacular sunrise at the North's Valley.  After noon, DNF brought more grasses and MrN showed up also.  One of them brought the first corn husk of the season that I have seen. Both were moving it around.

[Ginger52]

A beautiful male Pileated Woodpecker today.  I started hearing its calls at around 7:42 and then it was seen on cam for quite awhile starting around 7:56.

[STLbf]

Thanks Ginger, for the pileated woodpecker note and pic.  Large bird, crow sized, and their pecking can be really loud and echoy also.  The view is from the main branch of the Love Branches, which the cam ops kindly panned out as the bird flew away.

[Ginger52]

I circled the location of the Pileated Woodpecker this morning.  It's a tree on the same side of the nest as the Love Tree.

[STLbf]

Ginger, thanks for more precise location pic.   

[BrokenLug]

Ah one of our most favorite of woodpeckers. 
They are notorious for wanting to be reclusive.
A very healthy ecosystem they are known to be observed in . 
   
Pip and I sat draw dropped on a granite boulder eating our lunch.
Ears serenaded to the drum solo mid day in NY State while on a day hike.

Very close to us -50 feet away maybe- a female Pileated Woodpecker started jack hammering away on a semi dead Oak Tree for her vittles.
Eat your heart out John Bohnam.

Awesome. Ok now it gets even better.
A Male swoops in and starts to mate with her on the tree.

Holy Ruckus the noises and visual that ensued we'll never ever forget.