I found 3 fledglings all jammed together on a branch, waiting for mom and dad to fill them up. While they were waiting, a Veery stopped by to welcome new arrivals. (see videos).
Here are links to a couple of Videos of the Phoebes:
http://www.4shared.com/video/KyYynJuU/DSCN3436.html
http://www.4shared.com/video/nvzdeXpm/DSCN3438.html
ANGRY OVENBIRDS!!
Today (7/9/10) I pulled over and stopped to listen, and heard a loud chip note, which I thought sounded like a La Waterthrush. I searched for the bird and didn't see anything at first, but then an Ovenbird came out of the grass on the side of the road, chipping loudly and doing a sort of broken wing act. At the same time, I realized I was hearing a whole lot of chipping, alot of it from the trees above. A quick look showed me 5 more Ovenbirds flitting around and making a racket. I didn't even realize that Ovenbirds make that sound.
Here's a link to a sound file:
Ovenbirds_-_angry_BH_7-9-10.html
The odd thing was, the birds didn't look like fledglings, all were flying just fine, high in a tree, and appeared to have adult plumage. Obviously they were upset with my presence, but I really don't know why.
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