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The backyard is starting to fill

with more baby birds each day, it is the best time of the year. They are following the parents, learning how to find food, get clean and feel safe. Here are members of the thrush family, a young American Robin and two Eastern Bluebirds, all checking out the grape jelly. Funnily enough, the Bluebirds resemble the European Robin, while the American Robin looks a lot like a European Blackbird. Come good into the week!

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Video: It’s thrush season!

The last couple of days, the air has sounded a lot like spring, with Robins, Grackles, Redwinged Blackbirds and Starlings calling and coming to feeders, Bluebirds visiting again and temperatures in the 20’s (Celsius). I spotted a couple of White-crowned Sparrows, some White-throated Sparrows too. And then this cutie. I believe it is a Hermit Thrush, at one point you can see a little red on the tail. It stayed by the water for about 20 minutes and looked pretty alert. I hope it comes back tomorrow.

I also worked a bit on the livestream, trying to figure out why people might not see it. It would be nice if people could comment in the comments if there are still issues. Maybe clear your cache before you load the page.

 
The last couple of days, the air has sounded a lot like spring, with Grackles, Redwinged Blackbirds and Starlings calling and coming to feeders. I spotted a couple of White-crowned Sparrows the other day, and today some White-Throated Sparrows. And then this cutie, a Thrush. I believe it is a Hermit Thrush. It stayed by the water for about 20 minutes and looked pretty alert. I hope it comes back tomorrow.
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