Chirps and Cheeps

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  Orchard Orioles at Woodlawn

Published: August 17, 2019
Tags: General Observations, orchard oriole, wild turkey

I'm pretty excited about this sighting!  Two female type Orchard Orioles were dining on Katydids in a willow at Woodlawn Beach SP.  This species is certainly seen here in Western New York, but not all that often.  What fun to find TWO at once!

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Two female type Orchard Orioles dining on katydids

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I think they were sharing

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Pieces of the katydid are seen in each of their bills

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What a fun sighting!

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A sight you don't see everyday: Wild Turkey hen and her chicks walking along the sandy beach

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A little later, I saw this handsome male Northern Flicker at Times Beach

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A young or female Indigo Bunting also at Times Beach

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Eastern Wood-Pewee

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My first Common Buckeye found at Woodlawn

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And a lovely Giant Swallowtail seen at Times Beach




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