We have fledgling birds everywhere. The hummers are attacking the feeders, using about a gallon of syrup a day. The young ravens stripped our cherry trees and drove us crazy with their squawking. Robins are on their second hatch, every turkey hen in the county has a passel of young following her around and some of them are their second hatch. I saw a momma ruffed grouse today with about a dozen young that were about half the size of my fist. We had a warm,dry spring and I think every egg hatched. I like seeing them all but the ravens and turkeys, wish I could send them somewhere else.

Seems like it was a good nesting season here, too. Been seeing a lot of half grown pheasants. Always good to see.

We done well this year even with weather. Miss China birds I use to manage for down south of me…hummers finally expanded with little ones. Turkeys send my way. Keep the ravens. As of now I got the most cottontails I had here in years had a few migrants come through I never had before.

We have some songbird baby's and a fair number of woodpeckers flying around. The two I really care about are the Wrens and the Bluebirds. They both seemed to have a good first hatch.

Seeing young pheasants in Iowa is GREAT! A good pheasant hatch is a strong sign that carries over into all ground nesting birds numbers. Provide them good habitat and they will come.

Wet spring here did a number on turkey poults

Very true in a lot of areas - we can't control the weather but we can provide suitable habitat to make the best for brooding.