Wacky Wren

I could hear the wren singing from inside our house, with all the windows closed. He was really carrying on. Then I could hear little feet landing on the pellet stove exhaust pipe.

Carefully peaking out the window, I found my little wren removing pieces of grass from the nest in the pipe. He wasn't taking them to another nest, he was just flying to the fence or a branch and dropping them. Back and forth he went, stopping each time to sing and then remove a bit of the nest.

Maybe the missus didn't like the softness of the nest. Certainly there is enough dog hair hanging in the net on the fence, suitable for lining a nest.

Listening to him sing is really uplifting. He has so much enthusiasm and the song is so cheerful. What a nice musical interlude he gave me today.

Bald Eagle Sighting

Saw a bald eagle sitting in a tree off of I-86 in PA, just past the state line. It was sitting just above the nest that has been in the dead trees which stand in the middle of the water impoundment. Dick Miga, our local Chautauqua County birding guru, has asked that people send him information or photos of plants and animals, especially bald eagles. You can reach him by snail mail at 38 Elm St. Fredonia NY 14063 or by e-mail at nbleck@netsync.net