Birds of 2013: Week 15

This winter I took part in Project FeederWatch for the first time. It is a citizen science project that is easy to do & is done right in your own backyard. I had many bird feeders set up & recorded which birds came to the feeders every Monday & Tuesday. I wasn’t glued to the …

Birds of 2013: Week 13

The last couple days we’ve had beautiful spring weather. I’ve taken advantage of it & gone on a few walks around my house keeping a lookout for birds. I even saw 2 mallards fly over, which is rare. The birds apparently are happy with the spring weather, too. I hear a lot of bird songs …

Birds of 2013: Week 12

I don’t have any new birds to add to my list this week. But, I did see 2 pairs of ravens dancing/fighting. I’m not sure which it was. I don’t know if they were doing some sort of crazy mating dance or fighting over territory or both. It was an interesting story being told in …

Birds of 2013: Week 11

Woo hoo! I’ve hit the half way mark for my bird species goal I hope to see this year. My goal is 100. I’ve seen 55 so far. I’m actually quite amazed that I’ve logged so many so quickly. I’m sure it will get more difficult as the year goes on. These birds are from …

Birds of 2013: Week 10

The birds this week are from around our house. There are only 4 new birds, but I’m quite happy with these finds. I have only seen the Northern Pygmy Owl one other time around our house & I didn’t get very good pics of it. This time the owl was almost at eye level & …

Birds of 2013: Week 9

I went to The Duck Pond again to find this week’s birds. I saw some great birds, including what I thought was a Red-tailed Hawk, but turned out to be a Cooper’s Hawk. My favorite birds of the week, though, were 2 juvenile Great Horned Owls I saw up in a nest. I haven’t seen …