End of June 2019 Heron Cove June Events

                                                           Brown Thrasher on Nest


061619

1040-1222/74-80 F/mostly-variable clouds/W-6/85-77% RH/29.92-2990 Hg and steady

All young Green Herons have fledged, with four hanging in the common near south nest tree from prior years/the blind has paid off with close sightings/parent is still not on Green Heron nest two with no sign of young, possibly due to diminutive size.

Green Thrasher nest never showed its young.  Perhaps eggs were not viable, a predator consumed them or the young.

                                                     Brown Thrasher, Right Side of Nest

                                                         Two Youngest Green Herons,
                                                                         Clutch 1

061919

0706-0750/71-72 F/partly cloudy/W-5/79% RH/29.85-29.82 Hg and steady

Green Heron clutch one totaled 5 young with all seen, plus both adults, possibly two tiny nestling heads seen in nest 2.

                                                        Next-to-Youngest Green Heron

                                                              Eldest Green Heron of three    

                                                              Middle Green Heron of 5

                                                                      Youngest of 5

                                                      Eldest of Younger 3 Green Herons

                                                               Youngest Green Heron

                                                                       Ditto, Pose 2

                                                          Green Heron On Nest 3



062019

0705-0834/74-79 F/clear/S-7/81-76% RH/29.82 Hg and rising to 29.79 Hg and steady

Three fledges from clutch 1 rapt in attentiveness.  Nest 3 well observed with its Green Heron adult occupant atop it, as viewed above.  Two House Finches, possibly a pair seen observing a predator in area of blind, but suspect not found causing same fracas.  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher heard on west side of Heron Cove among clump of trees where last fall's Palm Warbler and migrating Clay-colored Sparrows have always been found around western soapberry and Bradford (callery) pears.

                                                       Mallard Hen and Ducklings



062219

0818-0922/84-85 F (90 to skin)/variable clouds/S-12/74-73% RH/29.86-29.90 Hg and rising

                                                    Second View, Green Heron On Nest 3

062319

1218-1254/75-77/variable clouds/SE-8/84-81% RH/29.87-29.85 Hg and steady (after earlier rain)

                                                             Youngest Green Heron



062419

0712-0759/66-68 F/clear/W-8/86-84% RH/29.94-29.95 H and rising

                                                      Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird



062519

0716-0820/71-75 F/clear to partly cloudy/S-10/81-80% RH/30.01 Hg and steady to rising

                                                                   Male Bell's Vireo

                                                                     Ditto, View 2



062619

0726-0814/77-79 F/clear/SE-10/81-79% RH/30.13 Hg and rising

                                                                 Youngest Green Heron



062719

0705-0759/79 F/clear/S-9/78% RH/30.18 Hg and rising