Agate Pond Preserve- P Otto 7/20/13

The time of much new life. Fledglings calling all around - both grosbeak species feeding young at the feeders, goldfinch family just out and begging. Counted 6 young towhees with begging juncos being fed. Young Barred Owl out back last evening. Barn swallows feeding in the shed. Male Rufous hummingbirds gone for a couple of weeks finally allowing the youngsters to feed undisturbed. Flickers fledged last week from a snag on the stream. Group of Wilsons Warblers giving contact calls so hopefully a family unit. No cowbird babies this year, thank goodness. Reproduction has happened. Soon the summer quiet will settle in.