20 May 2001

Well today I can account for none of the blackbirds. I can only assume (because I don't want to assume anything else) that they are all out in the trees and bushes in either the front or back garden. This seems reasonable because the parent birds are still going around collecting as much food as they can carry. Nevertheless, I think this last few days have been the most dangerous time for the blakckbirds.The robins on the other hand seem to have avoided some of the dangers associated with hopping around on a garage floor full of junk. I have noticed that they fly directly away from the nest and skip the garage floor bit.