> MP>That said, I used to say there were no Catbirds or Oriels in this area
ut,
>   >in the past 1.5 weeks, I have seen both at my home.

> I don't think we have Catbirds this far North, and not many birds that
> are really colourful. Bluejays are common and Robins but more than
> anything else here I see Seagulls, Crows and a few types of Woodpeckers,
> plus Swallows and Chickadees for the smaller ones.

Catbirds are not very colorful, but the Oriels are.

There is a young lady on YT that, IIRC, lives in the Maritimes who often
posts videos about Bluejays.  Apparently, where she is, they molt.  I have
never seen a featherless jay down here but they are pretty weird looking. 

Lots of Crows here also.  Woodpeckers, too, in all sizes.  The Swallows
tend to stay near where there is farmland (so we have them but I don't see
them at the house).  Chickadees and "Sparrows" are common.

> But there are lots of hunting type birds here, Hawks and Eagles and
> Turkey Vultures. The county builds nesting spots on high towers for
> the Osprey Eagles to nest on. For some reason they encourage those
> more than anything else.

There are Hawks and Falcons nearby as I live near the Pallisades.  Turkey
Vultures are EVERYWHERE here.  Just about as common, if not more so, than
the state bird -- the Cardinal.  Eagles are not plentiful in my immediate
area, but are more common in Eastern Kentucky, especially around our
several man-made lakes.


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