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. 1   Low Temp. 53 High Temp. 80 PHOTO Young mourning doves have left the nest near Little Fresh Pond. Redbud in Old Meadow area is blooming. 2   Low Temp. 59 High Temp. 76 Warbling Vireo sighted. 3   Low Temp. 59 High Temp. 65 4   Low Temp. 43 High Temp. 58 PHOTO 5   Low Temp. 40 High Temp. 66 6   Low Temp. 47 High Temp. 60 7   Low Temp. 56 High Temp. 84 PHOTO Baltimore orioles, warbling vireos, yellow warblers, song sparrows, grackles, redwing blackbirds, and catbirds are all singing. 8   Low Temp. 45 High Temp. 57 PHOTO Tree swallows have built a nest in Box#1 on the west side of Black's Nook. See today's photo. 9   Low Temp. 48 High Temp. 57 Many warblers seen: black-and-white, black-throated green, northern parula, common yellowthroat and American redstart. 10   Low Temp. 47 High Temp. 65 Gresat crested flycatcher and northern waterthrush sighted. Eastern Kingbirds have returned from winter quarters in Mexico-Amazonia 11   Low Temp. 55 High Temp. 85 PHOTO 12   Low Temp. 57 High Temp. 73 PHOTO Scarlet tanager and ovenbird sighted. 13   Low Temp. 48 High Temp. 66 An unusually large number of Baltimore orioles and warbling vireos are building nests on the Reservation this year. 14   Low Temp. 46 High Temp. 60 Vibirnum and dogwood shrubs are flowering. Red-eyed vireos building nest next to Beech Path at end near Black's Nook. 15   Low Temp. 61 High Temp. 89 16   Low Temp. 52 High Temp. 73 Black cherry and black locust trees are flowering. Honeysuckle bushes flowering 17   Low Temp. 50 High Temp. 63 PHOTO 18   Low Temp. 53 High Temp. 75 PHOTO 19   Low Temp. 61 High Temp. 70 20   Low Temp. 52 High Temp. 72 PHOTO Tree swallows are occupying all four nest boxes. This is a photo of the nest and eggs in box #4. 21   Low Temp. 54 High Temp. 77 Chimney Swifts have arrived. They spend their winters in South America; their summer range is the eastern half of the U.S.A. 22   Low Temp. 48 High Temp. 61 23   Low Temp. 48 High Temp. 57 24   Low Temp. 50 High Temp. 54 A female wild turkey was seen on the lawn behind Neville Place. 25   Low Temp. 49 High Temp. 52 26   Low Temp. 47 High Temp. 52 PHOTO 27   Low Temp. 50 High Temp. 64 PHOTO 28   Low Temp. 54 High Temp. 60 29   Low Temp. 51 High Temp. 62 30   Low Temp. 51 High Temp. 71 . 31   Low Temp. 49 High Temp. 64 PHOTO Fledgling starlings in several areas are making a racket demanding food from parents.

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