5/30/2011
Eastern Bluebird hatchlings
In the Bluebird nestbox today, four little hatchlings instead of four blue eggs! Both adults are carrying worms to feed the little ones. The female especially likes the mealworms we put out for her to help feed them all.
5/23/2011
nesting House Wrens
nesting Eastern Bluebirds
feathered nest Tree Swallows
5/18/2011
Tree Swallows
Tree Swallows Tachycineta bicolor are building a nest in one of the nestboxes. They have been constructing the cup with grass and pine needles for a few days. Today, the female is adding feathers for the cup lining.
5/17/2011
Goldfinches
5/13/2011
young fledgling
5/12/2011
5/10/2011
Jack blooms in the woods
5/08/2011
5/07/2011
pussywillows
5/04/2011
maple trees in bloom
5/01/2011
4/28/2011
Robin in Springtime song
4/27/2011
treetop nests
4/24/2011
4/10/2011
bright epaulettes on blackbirds
4/07/2011
nest site selection
4/02/2011
Springtime
The birds are leaving the winter guild and finding mates again; this pair of House Finches Haemorhous mexicanus lunched together and sunned themselves on the tray feeder.
The sounds of Spring are louder each day -- woodpeckers drumming and excavating nest cavities, cardinals singing to one another, robins warning us away from their desired nesting spots, nuthatches barking for more peanuts, and chickadees chatting.
The sounds of Spring are louder each day -- woodpeckers drumming and excavating nest cavities, cardinals singing to one another, robins warning us away from their desired nesting spots, nuthatches barking for more peanuts, and chickadees chatting.
3/29/2011
3/16/2011
running creek
Above freezing, finally, and the creek is running through the wild woods. The birds prefer bathing in it rather than the heated birdbath.
2/24/2011
dusk visitor
2/20/2011
another big blizzard
In the midst of a blizzard, we noticed a House Finch with a bald spot on his back. He seems to have some wing feathers missing too, although he manages to go back and forth between the tray feeder and shrubs on the edge of the woods.
2/01/2011
the winter guild
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