Report From The Oriole Ranch

Backyard bird report.

 

It would appear that the redwing blackbirds have left for the season. Same for the tree swallows. Off to southern coastal states, Mexico and Central America. 

 

Bluebirds are still around. With the recent rains the robins are picking-about in the yard. Cardinals, hummers, king birds, catbirds, and goldfinches are everywhere. It's been another banner year for indigo buntings and with all the dead and dying ash on the landscape woodpeckers rule the world around here.

 

The orioles are still hanging-around but they're not long for this neighborhood and will be departing before too long. And the porch camera will likely be redeployed somewhere in the woods.

 

Photos from this last week and prior.....

 

 And check-out those hydrangeas in the background!