Working from home and hearing the birds in my neighborhood this spring has me in better tune with the nesting and fledging cycle than when I am gone 8+ hours a day shut in an office building. This year, I was well aware of the cardinal nest in the overgrown rose bush near the front door and pair of robins building their muddy nest during a rainy couple of days and the chickadee family of 5 teaching the fledglings how to forage from the bird feeder.
Priscilla H. C. Crawford 