They are in the process of feeding their 5 young and are half way to fledging. I'm not taking them for granted and enjoying them again and continuing to learn from them.Here are my questions. Will an unpaired SY roost in trees all summer? I have a frequent visitor that I think is an SY male and he comes within an hour of sunrise and spends time around the gourds, peeking into them but never entering. He comes back a couple times during the day and repeats the same process, but has never stayed overnight and has never entered a gourd. Last year I had a couple other birds hang out off and on, but they were always checking out gourds and appeared to making an effort to show off and court other birds.
My second questions is in regards to vocalizations. I have read on the forum how to discern between a male and female via vocalization. The male has an extra note if I recall correctly? Can anybody send an audio to help me out or explain what to listen for? I am struggling telling if the bird I mentioned above is male or female as I can't seem to get a good straight-on look at it.
Still loving the lone pair and thankful I am able to watch them, although my wife is getting a little tired of me running to the window checking for that next pair! Thanks again.