This winter I've had Pine Warblers at my feeders. In the past, I've seen them in my yard, but never at my feeders. I've really enjoyed having them and hope they stick around into spring. Most of the time, I'll see a male and female, but occasionally I'll see four of them at a time. They are already calling quite a bit, so it's pretty easy to know when they're around. Here's a picture of one that I got on Monday. They're relatively unafraid of me. I was maybe 12 feet from the feeder when I took this picture. He watched me, but seemed unconcerned that I was standing there.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Pine Warblers
This winter I've had Pine Warblers at my feeders. In the past, I've seen them in my yard, but never at my feeders. I've really enjoyed having them and hope they stick around into spring. Most of the time, I'll see a male and female, but occasionally I'll see four of them at a time. They are already calling quite a bit, so it's pretty easy to know when they're around. Here's a picture of one that I got on Monday. They're relatively unafraid of me. I was maybe 12 feet from the feeder when I took this picture. He watched me, but seemed unconcerned that I was standing there.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Project FeederWatch 4th Weekend
This weekend of Project FeederWatch was a little slower. It rained nearly all weekend and the Sharp-shinned Hawk was around quite a bit. But, we were able to add three more birds to our PFW list - Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Bluebird and Pine Warbler bringing our species total to 13. The chickadees had never shown up at the feeders while we were watching them on previous PFW weekends. The bluebirds came in and enjoyed the birdbath. The Pine Warblers came to the suet and the seed cylinder with sunflower hearts and fruit. The Chipping Sparrow numbers were way down, probably due some to the House Sparrow numbers being way up. If it doesn't rain next weekend, I'm going to put out the trap for them and try to thin them out. They're starting to show interest in my martin housing and I'm not going to put up with that! A male Northern Cardinal visited the feeders yesterday and was missing the feathers around each of his eyes. I'm not sure what was going on there.
Tree Swallows flew over the pasture. There were literally hundreds of them. I'm not sure what they are catching out there, but they were certainly going after something! The Red-bellied Woodpecker still shows no interest in trying the feeders, although he's out there in the tree quite a bit. Hopefully he'll find them and be a regular. A Northern Flicker called from somewhere close yesterday. It would be fun to see him at the feeders as well.
Tree Swallows flew over the pasture. There were literally hundreds of them. I'm not sure what they are catching out there, but they were certainly going after something! The Red-bellied Woodpecker still shows no interest in trying the feeders, although he's out there in the tree quite a bit. Hopefully he'll find them and be a regular. A Northern Flicker called from somewhere close yesterday. It would be fun to see him at the feeders as well.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Pretty Good Day on Feb. 8
This morning was very busy down in the woods. It was a very nice morning to walk. Temps started out about 50 degrees and slowly warmed. I got down into the woods and heard a warbler-like song. I knew I should have recognized it but for some reason it wasn't making sense to me. Finally, I found the bird making the call and realized why I should have recognized it. It was a Pine Warbler singing his little heart out. I have never heard Pine Warblers singing in the woods here. I hope that means they'll be nesting here. I have seldom seen more than two Pine Warblers in an entire year and I tripled that total today! They were singing everywhere. I certainly got excited for spring to get here! The cardinals are singing and chasing each other. White-eyed Vireos were singing their fast-paced songs. Tufted Titmice, Carolina Wrens and even Hermit Thrushes were singing today.
Another interesting observation happened when I was walking along the eastern fenceline. A large bird flew out of one of the trees in front of me. I got my binoculars on it and it was a Red-shouldered Hawk carrying a squirrel. That was pretty neat to see.
I finally heard my first Barred Owl of the year. They have been very, very quiet lately. Other birds that were firsts for 2008 include: Caspian Tern, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Common Grackle.
I don't see Caspian Terns very often, but occasionally they fly over. I was out playing baseball with the boys and one flew over from west to east. The dark primaries on the wings were plain as he was only 40 ft. in the air.
On my way out, I got to the fence and three coyotes were moving from east to west across the pasture. They got to the trees on the western side of the pasture and went south. I lost sight of them when they got to the road the drilling company made.
Birds seen today (39 species): Caspian Tern, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eurasian-collared Dove, Mourning Dove, Barred Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, White-eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue Jay, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch
'08 Property List as of Feb. 8: 52
'04 Property List as of Feb. 8: 49
Another interesting observation happened when I was walking along the eastern fenceline. A large bird flew out of one of the trees in front of me. I got my binoculars on it and it was a Red-shouldered Hawk carrying a squirrel. That was pretty neat to see.
I finally heard my first Barred Owl of the year. They have been very, very quiet lately. Other birds that were firsts for 2008 include: Caspian Tern, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Common Grackle.
I don't see Caspian Terns very often, but occasionally they fly over. I was out playing baseball with the boys and one flew over from west to east. The dark primaries on the wings were plain as he was only 40 ft. in the air.
On my way out, I got to the fence and three coyotes were moving from east to west across the pasture. They got to the trees on the western side of the pasture and went south. I lost sight of them when they got to the road the drilling company made.
Birds seen today (39 species): Caspian Tern, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eurasian-collared Dove, Mourning Dove, Barred Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, White-eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue Jay, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch
'08 Property List as of Feb. 8: 52
'04 Property List as of Feb. 8: 49
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