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A female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was unusually photogenic as it checked out the grapefruit.
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Clay-colored Thrush is now an expected species. I had one at my bird bath the other day.
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Giving up on the oriole, I checked out the Acacia Loop feeders for the Black-headed Grosbeak reported recently. I had one at the same spot last year.
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Smudge, the hybrid oriole, is still around. Actually there's probably been several different versions of Smudge through the years. This one seems yellower than the one I had last year.
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The wintering Gray Flycatcher gave me some better photos this time. Usually you have to go out to Big Bend or southern Arizona to see one in winter.
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Finally on the way out I got to see the Black-vented Oriole at a distant feeder near the ebony grove. Not much of a photo. I guess I'll have to give it another try in the future.
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