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Hi all:
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For the better part of the winter Bob Thexton of Bridgewater has had a poss=
ible orange-crowned warbler. As of last Saturday he reports it as still co=
ming. "I last saw the bird Saturday. It is still a regular feeder but not=
quite as frequent as it was in early March. It comes about three times a =
day=2C still solitary. I keep my suet and peanut feeders well stocked for =
it. It seems to prefer the suet first=2C the peanuts second." I've not s=
een the bird yet although I've made about four trips. I have not heard tel=
l of an orange-crowned warbler going to peanuts before. Have others ever h=
eard of such out of curiousity? I'm still visiting trying to get a look at=
the bird to confirm it. =20
On another note=2C Bob tells us "I have a pair of white breasted nuthatches=
in my bird house not too far from my deck. The bird house has been up=2C =
and inactive for one year. The nuthatches have been collecting nesting mat=
erial for the last week to ten days. I believe she must be sitting on eggs =
now as I quite often see one head poking out of the nest box while the seco=
nd one is nearby. I have noted a behaviour in both nuthatches I have never=
seen before. Both birds will get some nesting material in their mouth then=
start swinging their heads from side to side while at the same time striki=
ng the nesting material against the tree trunk. They seem to be rolling it=
into a compact ball." This was reported to me as an observation by someon=
e who had a nesting pair of white-breasted nuthatches last year also. =20
Bob also saw approximately 15 tree swallows in Lunenburg today plus one bar=
n swallow.
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James R. Hirtle
Bayport
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Hi all:<BR>
 =3B<BR>
For the better part of the winter Bob Thexton of Bridgewater has had =
=3Ba possible =3Borange-crowned warbler. =3B As of last Saturday he=
reports it as still coming. =3B "I last saw the bird Saturday. =3B=
It is still a regular feeder but not quite as frequent as it was in early =
March. =3B It comes about three times a day=2C still solitary. =3B =
I keep my suet and peanut feeders well stocked for it.  =3B It seems to=
prefer the suet first=2C the peanuts second." =3B I've not seen the bi=
rd yet although I've made about four trips. =3B =3BI have not heard=
tell of an orange-crowned warbler going to peanuts before. =3B =3B=
Have others ever heard of such out of curiousity? =3B I'm still visitin=
g trying to get a look at the bird to confirm it. =3B <BR>
<BR>On another note=2C Bob tells us "I have a pair of white breasted nuthat=
ches in my bird house not too far from my deck. =3B The bird house has =
been up=2C and inactive for one year. =3B The nuthatches have been coll=
ecting nesting material for the last week to ten days. I believe she must b=
e sitting on eggs now as I quite often see one head poking out of the nest =
box while the second one is nearby. =3B I have noted a behaviour in bot=
h nuthatches I have never seen before. Both birds will get some nesting mat=
erial in their mouth then start swinging their heads from side to side whil=
e at the same time striking the nesting material against the tree trunk.&nb=
sp=3B They seem to be rolling it into a compact ball." =3B This was rep=
orted to me as an observation by someone who had a nesting pair of white-br=
easted nuthatches last year also. =3B <BR>
<BR>Bob also =3Bsaw approximately 15 tree swallows in Lunenburg today p=
lus one barn swallow.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bayport<BR><BR> </body>
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