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Low
Temp. 49
High Temp. 55 |
| PHOTO
Increased activity of tree
swallows at all four
of
the nest boxes suggests
that their eggs have hatched and hungry babies are crying
to be fed. |
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Low
Temp. 49
High Temp. 75 |
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| 3 |
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Low
Temp. 54
High Temp. 74 |
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| 4 |
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Low
Temp. 53
High Temp. 74 |
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| 5 |
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Low
Temp. 56
High Temp. 63 |
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| 6 |
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Low
Temp. 52
High Temp. 58 |
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| 7 |
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Low
Temp. 50
High Temp. 60 |
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PHOTOSome
species of birds that are nesting here: Baltimore orioles,
cedar waxwings, catbirds, yellow warblers, , red-eyed
and warbling vireos, chickadees |
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| 8 |
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Low
Temp. 53
High Temp. 88 |
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| 9 |
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Low
Temp. 70
High Temp. 93 |
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| 10 |
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Low
Temp. 59
High Temp. 73 |
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Wildflowers in bloom:
cow vetch, St. johnswort, birdsfoot trefoil, hoary alyssum,
oxeye daisies,
various cinquefoils, buttercups
and, clovers. |
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| 11 |
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Low
Temp. 55
High Temp. 69 |
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| 12 |
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Low
Temp. 54
High Temp. 65 |
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| 13 |
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Low
Temp. 54
High Temp. 77 |
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| 14 |
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Low
Temp. 58
High Temp. 73 |
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| 15 |
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Low
Temp. 65
High Temp. 89 |
| PHOTO
This is a photo taken today
of the contents of Nest Box #1 at Black's Nook.
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| 16 |
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Low
Temp. 72
High Temp. 81 |
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| 17 |
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Low
Temp. 68
High Temp. 82 |
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| 18 |
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Low
Temp. 62
High Temp. 66 |
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| 19 |
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Low
Temp. 58
High Temp. 82 |
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| 20 |
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Low
Temp. 56
High Temp. 74 |
| Many
fledglings are being seen: Canada geese, robins, mallards,
tree swallows, cedar waxwings, Baltimore orioles, starlings. |
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| 21 |
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Low
Temp. 59
High Temp. 78 |
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| 22 |
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Low
Temp .61
High Temp. 76 |
| PHOTO
All
four nest boxes have been vacated. The young tree swallows
are now perched in nestby trees chirping to be fed by
their parents. |
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Low
Temp. 67
High Temp. 84 |
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| 24 |
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Low
Temp. 59
High Temp. 76 |
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| 25 |
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Low
Temp. 61
High Temp. 78 |
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| 26 |
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Low
Temp. 63
High Temp. 71 |
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| 27 |
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Low
Temp. 58
High Temp. 77 |
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| 28 |
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Low
Temp. 63
High Temp. 78 |
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| 29 |
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Low
Temp. 59
High Temp. 68 |
| PHOTO
A small blizzard of white cottonwood
seeds has whitened the ground and blown into drifts in
the vicinity of Black's Nook. |
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| 30 |
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Low
Temp. 63
High Temp. 84 |
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