This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Barn Owl Feeding Study and Local Bird Notes
A digest from the Journal of Field Ornithology reports 92 000 pellets examined from 1929 to 1977 show small mammals comprising 26 percent of prey, birds 3 percent, and amphibians 1 percent. Locally, Audubon notes Bald Eagle nesting recovery in Chesapeake Bay with 95 active nests. bluebird setbacks persist with multiple egg losses. South Street Frederick observers report swift height changes during day and lower flights at dusk. A Cedar woodpecker issue in Martinsburg and flickers drilling a house in Hedgesville are discussed. Humoring feeders are recommended, with Ruby throated hummingbirds drawn to red sugar water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal OF Field Ornithology
Texan
Russell Thomas
South Street
Frederick
Audubon Naturalist Society
Audubon Naturalist News
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Nancy Coran
Boonsboro Mountain Road
Corans
Mary Lockhart
Lee Street
Yellow Springs
Martinsburg
Hedgesville
Quynn’s Hardware
East Patrick Street
Chevrolet