Wild Wild Woods

  Cornell University has a program called NestWatch  https://nestwatch.org/ where citizen scientists report on birds' nests they see.  I...

The nest is nearby. When the young American Robins fledged, this one flew only a little distance.   It sat a long time waiting for someone t...

We trimmed back some undesirable willow plants around the pond.  That action revealed a hidden nest.  Earlier this summer, I found one Red-w...

This young male Red-winged Blackbird was begging his mom to give him food from the seed feeder. I can tell he is a male because he's alr...

On 5/20/2022 we peeked into the nest box, and found several eggs. Not countable, because of the feathers in the box meant to hide the eggs f...

The Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus gave away the secret location of their nest by screeching at us as we walked around the pond. ...

  Described as "secretive" birds and rarely seen, we have a pair of Sora  Porzana carolina  living in the wetland around the pond....

Peeking into the nest box . . .  Tree Swallows lay eggs and  disguise them by sticking feathers  barb-down so the fluffy vanes curl over the...

  Barn Swallows hunt over the pond, where they catch flying insects mid-air. To do this efficiently, they fly with their wide beaks open.   ...

Mallards have 1 or 2 broods each year.  One is hiding her 2nd clutch near the pond among grasses. There are six eggs in her nest, nestled am...

Robins nesting by the pond have 4 eggs in their nest.  The female gathered food items on the shore while taking a break from incubating her ...

Today the Hooded Merganser female showed up on the pond with 15 ducklings.  This species nests in a cavity, probably in a tree or stump near...

Phoebes, in the flycatcher family, arrived on the pond this week.  They went to their favorite 'jumping off place' to watch for and ...

Migration brings something new each day!  We saw several Tree Swallows, actively aerial hunting over the pond for any flying insects they co...

When young songbirds are grown enough to leave the nest, it may be an hours-long process for the parents and the young. We've bee...

The 3 nestling Tree Swallows are peeking out to get some air on this hot day.  They have inborn abilities to fly, which develop gradually...

In one of the nestboxes today, these three baby Tree Swallows wait for another meal. Two of them are 'gaping' -- opening their be...

Yesterday, the three eggs in the Tree Swallow nest were arranged carefully on a bed of white fine feathers ( above ).  The long feathers ...

The huge nest near the pond is still home to the Bald Eagle family.  The young are learning to fly, initially from branch to branch, unt...

The Tree Swallow pair return to the branch over the pond every day.  When she is in the nestbox, he sits on the branch to keep watch on he...