So far, we have been spared the onslaught of the 17yr Cicada...if anyone
needs a break, Big Island and Myeera Park and Wetlands are fairly
quiet...lots of birds singing... :-D
On Jun 10, 2016 3:29 PM, "Helen Ostermiller" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We were particularly excited to have two pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
> and two Baltimore Orioles coming to our feeders this spring. This lasted
> for about 3 weeks; we were delighted to think they were nesting here. But
> now we haven't seen them for the past 2-3 weeks. Today, though, I've been
> hearing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. If he's come to a feeder, I wasn't here
> to see him.
>
> Although our small woodlot did have some emergent cicadas, we didn't have
> enough for them to stick around, apparently. The cicada drone we hear is
> coming from a woodlot across a large mowed area perhaps a quarter mile from
> us or across the highway to the north.
>
> I wonder if "our" grosbeaks and orioles have followed the cicadas to where
> there's a concentration? Has anyone else seen this kind of disappearance?
> Of course, we'll never know if the birds would have stayed and nested.
>
> I'd appreciate others' observations and thoughts.
>
> Helen Ostermiller
> southern Medina County in NE Ohio
>
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