Hi Linda: I never thought of pesticides. Come to think of it I have not seen a ground hog, skunk, or racoon lately either. The ground hogs always attacked my swiss chard, and ate the apples which dropped from my tree. There are definitely no pesticides on my property and the neighbours on either side have small kids and work so they just plunk in a few annuals from the nursery each year. We live in the suburbs and there are a few farms nearby: mostly corn and strawberries. However, they have recently been bought out by a larger outfit and I wonder about their methods. I commented to neighbours recently that you don't see any worms in the corn, which were present when 'old Henry' ran the farm organically. I must investigate this more fully. I definitely have fewer bees, and I have seen several yellow jackets rather slow moving and listless. I get some butterflies attracted to my Blue Fortune, but that's about it. It really is sad. I must make an effort to check other parts of the neighbourhood. Thanks for your ideas.

Well, the head was a brown color and when I looked this up it says the 1st spring male is brown colored..so I guess I saw the young one...but it sure was breath taking..I'm hoping it will come back cause it was at the feeder twice...I never realized how neat it is to see all these beauties... I come back to Florida in Oct and stay till the end of June...and I can't wait to see what else will fly in ... Just awesome...What a beautiful gift of nature..and where I live as a "Snow Bird" is surrounded by huge oak trees.. If I see him again I have the camera ready and I'll post it.. Thank you so much ..God Bless BarbZeee

Can it hop? Is it feathered out or is it still pink and naked looking? If it can hop and is feathered and there are bushes nearby the parents will guide it to a safe spot they will feed it. If it is in a dangerous spot like near the street or on the sidewalk place it on low brances or in a bush as near to the nest as you can find. Don't try to put it back in the nest or you may make the others jump out. If it is still kind of bald and no where near being able to fly or hop around put it back in the nest. The parents will feed it, birds do not smell well at all.

Thanks for your help...I had no idea whatsoever. I've never seen one before, and certainly never seen a male or anything else like it. But I just looked it up and it's not a nice bird to have around. I think it went away and I sure hope it doesn't come back. Here is a link that might be useful: Cowbird eggs in nestboxes -- Sialis.org