Thanks! I tried to sneak back and take a photo when the sun was out for about 20 minutes but the oriole stayed away. Meanwhile, it went back to raining again. It's been mostly raining off and on-mostly on- a slow drizzle for weeks now. Meanwhile, the leaves are opening and I can see my hopes for more warbler photos in a sunny woods fading. But last year, when the weather stayed fair during spring migration, KY suffered a severe drought that lasted until this current rain, so I should be grateful for it. Now they're putting out flood warnings.

I had a series of raccoon (probably) attacks on my jam feeders, resulting in breakage of the jelly jar itself and the hanger. For a while the coon was throwing the other feeder on the ground, and I would just put it back up in the morning. The last time though, the metal hanger disappeared so I couldn't use the bottom. I rigged up a temporary feeder out of a hanging flower pot apparatus and I plopped a few spoonfuls of grape and apricot preserves in the saucer. This feeder was meant to be a stopgap until I rigged up a better one, but I'll leave it up as long as it lasts. The neighbor's dog is back from a long vacation and this feeder hasn't been bothered. This morning I saw the first Baltimore Oriole fledgling at this feeder. I think that's a fledgling in front with the mother in the back watching over the baby. This feeder was meant to be a stopgap until I rigged up a better one, but I'll leave it up as long as it lasts. I plopped a few spoonfuls of grape and apricot preserves in the saucer. Claire

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Hi Very pretty bird About all I get are winter visitors or invasive species lol I do have a pair of redfronted woodpeckers that have raised two broods after mutilating a Schizolobium tree Love all the hammering though, drowns out the neighbors rap music(almost) lol gary