Spring Happenings

Dave saw a bird pulling some string out of the nesting supply bag we have set up out front. I've filled it with colourful yarn, string and hair. Dave thinks it was either a female gold finch or pine siskin. We didn't see any of their nests last year, but that doesn't mean they weren't around high up in our trees or in the trees bordering our property.



We both saw at separate instances this morning a tree swallow at the side of the house. We're hoping they are returning to the nesting boxes from last year (we had one successful swallow and one successful bluebird brood). Dave has set up more boxes this year, so maybe we'll have a few more take us up on the vacancies. I'm posting some pics from last year's tree swallow nesting adventures.












We'll be putting up the oriole and hummingbird feeders in the next few days. The hummingbirds are definitely on their way. Very exciting!!