justnorth posted on June 25, 2007 12:37 :: 1645 Views
Many birds are starting to fledge young, especially those that are short-distance migrants. House Wren fledglings were seen this week. Robins are building second nests already.
Birds seen in the last week include indigo buntings, towhees, golden finches, rose-breasted grosbeaks, red polls, and a variety of wrens. Wild turkey broods are beginning to appear around the area. Young wild turkeys, called poults, are very vulnerable to predation for several weeks after hatching as they are incapable of flight and roost on the ground. When poults are about two weeks old, they gain the ability to fly up into trees to night roost, escaping from most nighttime predators such as fox, coyotes, raccoons, and owls.
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