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Barreds released—finally!

6/27/2021

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YES! All six barreds were finally released midweek, when the rain predictions for the next three days were low-to-nonexistent.

There’s a mix of release videos and post-release photos below; I didn’t try for six release vids. That wasn’t gonna happen with these birds. Honestly, I’m surprised any landed close enough by for post-release photos. They were ready to skedaddle!
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The grackle was also released and, because Nature abhors a vacuum, the very next day a pre-fledgling blue jay came in. He’s already progressed from contentedly sitting in the nest to perching.
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The vireo has officially fledged but refuses to attempt self-feeding yet. His flights aren’t great and his perching skills need a little work, as well. He’s also in near-perpetual motion, so getting decent photos of him is nigh impossible. These are the best of a week of attempts.
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The crow is testing his wings now but refuses to attempt self-feeding. Corvids can be slow about that.
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The juvie screech is looking utterly adorable. Sorry, still no pix of him doing his upside-down “bat-screech.” He hops back to the bottom of the box every time I try...
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The two adult screeches have totally opposite reactions to the camera, as you can see below.
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Another week should be enough to let the vultures start roaming the yard. They’ll remain in the mini-pen till then. One pen requiring intensive cleaning is enough, thank you—and as much as I love the rascals, they take messy to a whole ‘nother level...
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And finally, a housekeeping note: There will be no update next Sunday, July 4.
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Early start to hurricane season

6/20/2021

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Technically, it’s not really an early start, as hurricane season officially begins in June; it’s just that usually Georgia doesn’t see a lot of wind or rain from tropical storms or hurricanes till September and later. So this current wind and rain we’ve had going on since yesterday, courtesy of TS Claudette, just feels early. And it’s resulted in a couple of intakes.

Mid-morning a caller reported a downed crow she was pretty sure was a juvie. Yep, he’s pre-fledge, just slightly, based on his wing feathers. She saw no nest or adults around, so no telling where he came from. But he’s safe at LWR now, and y’all KNOW how I love a crow...
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Sir Crow was followed by what appears to me to be a vireo, possibly yellow-throated, found this morning  in the rain with no parents or nest to be seen. He’s alert and vocal...except when he’s napping...
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The barreds’ release was postponed last week, as we knew from early in the week this weather system was in the making. This week also looks to be a washout, but we may see sun toward next weekend so these birds can “get gone.”
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The grack is looking really good, eating some on his own, and flying well; he’s close to release and might be releasable by the end of the week—we’ll see...
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The screeches are all doing well, adult and juvie alike. Junior has decided it’s fun to hang upside down from his box; apparently he missed the memo that he’s a screech and not a bat...Haven’t managed any photos of his antics yet, but I’m trying! The adults just hate me, that’s all.
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And the vultures continue to grow apace. In another few weeks they’ll be feathered enough to allow them to just roam the yard, freeing up both flights, one for the screeches and the other possibly for the crow, as he is pretty close to a fledgling now.
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Incoming, outgoing and holding steady

6/13/2021

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Still swamped with editing but it’s slightly more manageable this week. And we even managed a few releases over the past couple of weeks!

The grackle, blue jay and both cardies were released, as was the red shoulder. While there’s no release video, I did manage a quick post-release photo of the red shoulder.
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We also had a couple of short-term guests: a mourning dove and a flicker who both had slight concussions but were good to go within a few days.
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Yet another grackle came in, a nestling. Within the past week, he’s matured beautifully and is perching—well, most of the time.
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In older residents, the barred owls are good to go as soon as we have a few days with low rain chances—although no one is complaining about the rain; we desperately needed it. There are still six barreds, but I was lucky to get five in one shot; they don’t tend to cluster together too much these days.
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I finally managed new photos of the adult screeches.
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The juvie screech is looking great, too.
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And then we have the adorably goofball vultures—just look at the difference in their feather growth over the past couple of weeks!
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