It is a great day in my neighborhood (Whetstone Park area in Columbus)! We
live at the end of the street, so the park is to our west. The bluebirds
are house shopping and seeming to select a house last (and first) used 4
years ago. Hadn't seen bluebirds much since then with the house sparrows
seeming to take over. I just cleaned out the birdhouse yesterday, having
spotted the birds in the last couple days. The other thing happening is the
juvenile red-tailed hawk visiting the feeding stations repeatedly in the
last week and a half to get suet. We are worried that it has not mastered
its hunting skills. It is not very large. Anyone with any thoughts on that?
Finally, the robin coming to our back porch for raisins seems to not need
them anymore. It got quite tame. I cut the raisins in half as I've heard
that otherwise they are too large for the bird. You have to love spring.

--
Karen H. Martens
293 Ceramic Drive
Columbus, OH 43214
614-261-0143 (home)
614-607-1905 (mobile)

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