A baby Gray Squirrel burrowing under its mother and suckling while the mother combed and groomed its backside! I've squirrels going into and coming out of a knot hole in that tree so the baby was probably born there.
Black-capped Chickadees were out in force this morning following their relatives, the titmice, by one day. Again these birds have been silent of late but now that the babies are out any flying they are free to resume their two-note whistled spring song.
There are two Yellowthroat territories. One bird, perched on a dead branch, sat right in front of me on the brushy marsh edge while the other was singing merrily along further up at the head of the marsh. These might well be the two males that were chasing each other around last month, having now settled their dispute by dividing up the territory. At least one of these birds, perhaps both, has a mate.and probably a nest hidden somewhere in the dense Ivo and Baccharis brush.
Eric Salzman
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