Pictured are three birds rarely seen in Coles County. That being said they are not rare. First is the Yellow-billed Cuckoo feeding on a wooly worm. They are often heard but usually hide in the tree tops. Note the Eastern Phoebe coming in to check out the worm. Second is the female Summer Tanager. Tanagers are summer migrants and we are on their northern range. They are bee and wasp eaters and the one pictured had just taken a bee from a Hummingbird feeder on my deck. In fact I took the picture from inside my house through a window with a portrait lens. Last is the Eurasian-Collared Dove. This is an introduced species and was first seen in Florida in the early 80's. Since then it has been migrating north and just recently was seen in Coles County Illinois. I first saw them about a week ago. What impact this will have on native doves is yet to be seen. My advice is if you see one go ahead and shoot it.
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