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Showing posts with label cardinal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cardinal. Show all posts
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
May 25 - 31
Tracked a singing chestnut-sided warbler to a neighbour's birch tree one morning. Also, have heard a couple of times a warbler-like noise, which I am pretty sure is an American redstart - I might even have seen it once or twice, I thought I saw a little black bird with orange bits, not big or orange enough to be the oriole, but it was so quick I ignored it until I was listening to bird songs on the computer and figured I was hearing it, which made it more likely I had seen it as well.
Common birds: swan (2 days), turkey vulture, red-tailed hawk (2 days, flying), robin (6 days), goldfinch, cardinal (pair 2 days, male +1, female +1), mourning dove (2 days), house sparrow (6 days), starling (6 days), grackle (3 days), red-wing blackbird (male 3 days, female 4 days), chickadee (2 days)
Spring visitors: song sparrow, chestnut-sided warbler, American redstart??
Heard: red-breasted nuthatch, song sparrow, American redstart
Common birds: swan (2 days), turkey vulture, red-tailed hawk (2 days, flying), robin (6 days), goldfinch, cardinal (pair 2 days, male +1, female +1), mourning dove (2 days), house sparrow (6 days), starling (6 days), grackle (3 days), red-wing blackbird (male 3 days, female 4 days), chickadee (2 days)
Spring visitors: song sparrow, chestnut-sided warbler, American redstart??
Heard: red-breasted nuthatch, song sparrow, American redstart
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
April 27 - May 3
Common birds: red-wing blackbird, cardinal, junco, robin, crow, house finch, cormorant, goldfinch, grackle, starling, mourning dove, swan, Canada goose, house sparrow, chickadee, blue jay, Turkey vulture, mallard duck, tern
Spring visitors: song sparrow, ruby-crowned kinglet, white-throated sparrow, chipping sparrow, brown headed cowbird
Spring visitors: song sparrow, ruby-crowned kinglet, white-throated sparrow, chipping sparrow, brown headed cowbird
Thursday, May 7, 2015
April 20 - 26
As well as the birds, a chipmunk was looking for birdseed on Friday.
Common birds: house sparrow (6 days), cardinal (pair 3 days, male +3 days), downy woodpecker (male), red-wing blackbird (1-2 males, 5 days), mourning dove (5 days), chickadee (2-3, 2 days), junco (5 days)), swan (3 days), cormorant, robin (4 days), Canada goose, starling (4 days), crow (3 days), grackle (2 days), blue jay, Turkey vulture (2 days), goldfinch (pair)
Spring visitors: song sparrow (1-2, 4 days), ruby-crowned kinglet (2 days)
Common birds: house sparrow (6 days), cardinal (pair 3 days, male +3 days), downy woodpecker (male), red-wing blackbird (1-2 males, 5 days), mourning dove (5 days), chickadee (2-3, 2 days), junco (5 days)), swan (3 days), cormorant, robin (4 days), Canada goose, starling (4 days), crow (3 days), grackle (2 days), blue jay, Turkey vulture (2 days), goldfinch (pair)
Spring visitors: song sparrow (1-2, 4 days), ruby-crowned kinglet (2 days)
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
April 6 - 12
Common birds: junco (7 days), mourning dove (7 days), house sparrow (4-5 days), robin (7 days), Canada goose, starling (6 days), red-breasted nuthatch (3 days), chickadee (1-2, 4 days), cardinal (male 2 days, pair +3 days), downy woodpecker (male 1 day, female 1 day), red-wing blackbird (2 days), goldfinch
Spring visitors: brown creeper, song sparrow, chipping sparrow
Not sure: turkey vulture (likely), cormorant?
The turkey vulture is likely, seen flying overhead, large and dark. The cormorant, well, water-bird like, possibly duck, but the shape looked like a cormorant. The chipping sparrow, I'm pretty sure that's what it was. It was a sparrow, with a red-brown cap, unstreaked breast, and seemed to have a little eye bar. It was too quick to be totally sure - American Tree (has dark spot on breast), is also possible.
See next post for additional tags.
Spring visitors: brown creeper, song sparrow, chipping sparrow
Not sure: turkey vulture (likely), cormorant?
The turkey vulture is likely, seen flying overhead, large and dark. The cormorant, well, water-bird like, possibly duck, but the shape looked like a cormorant. The chipping sparrow, I'm pretty sure that's what it was. It was a sparrow, with a red-brown cap, unstreaked breast, and seemed to have a little eye bar. It was too quick to be totally sure - American Tree (has dark spot on breast), is also possible.
See next post for additional tags.
Monday, April 6, 2015
March 30 - April 5
Crazy weather -- Good Friday was beautiful, enough to eat lunch outside. Easter Sunday, a light snow. With the weather on Friday came a few season's firsts: The red-breasted nuthatch, song sparrow, golden crowned kinglet, hairy woodpecker, cowbird, and brown creeper.
Common birds: cardinal (pair, 6 days, male +1), mallard duck (2-3 days), Canada goose (3 days), robin (6 days), junco (6 days), house sparrow (6 days), starling (6 days), mourning dove (5 days), goldfinch, blue jay (4 days), chickadee (3 days), downy woodpecker (female, 2 days), common crow, grackle, red-wing blackbird (2-3 days), red-breasted nuthatch (2 days), great blue heron, house finch
Spring visitors: song sparrow (2 days), golden-crowned kinglet, hairy woodpecker, brown-headed cowbird (1-2 days), brown creeper
Common birds: cardinal (pair, 6 days, male +1), mallard duck (2-3 days), Canada goose (3 days), robin (6 days), junco (6 days), house sparrow (6 days), starling (6 days), mourning dove (5 days), goldfinch, blue jay (4 days), chickadee (3 days), downy woodpecker (female, 2 days), common crow, grackle, red-wing blackbird (2-3 days), red-breasted nuthatch (2 days), great blue heron, house finch
Spring visitors: song sparrow (2 days), golden-crowned kinglet, hairy woodpecker, brown-headed cowbird (1-2 days), brown creeper
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
March 23-29
The white-breasted nuthatch was back and forth frequently on Saturday!! First time this season.
Spent some time in the garden clearing leaves and such on Sunday, being 'chatted' to by the downy woodpecker.
Also saw two raccoons walk across the fence during the week.
Four bird of prey species - red-tailed hawk, turkey vulture, merlin and another hawk (Cooper's, I believe)
Common birds: mourning dove (2 days), starling (4 days), house sparrow (2 days), junco (6 days), cardinal (pair, 4 days), chickadee (1-2, 3 days), Canada goose (2 days), robin (3 days), common crow (2 days), red-tailed hawk (flying), turkey vulture (flying), downy woodpecker (2 days)
Spring visitors: merlin (perched, ID not 100%, but likely), another hawk (flying) which I believe was a Cooper's, but it flew by so quickly it was hard to be completely sure, it had a long tail, which is a clue, white-breasted nuthatch
Heard: blue jay
Spent some time in the garden clearing leaves and such on Sunday, being 'chatted' to by the downy woodpecker.
Also saw two raccoons walk across the fence during the week.
Four bird of prey species - red-tailed hawk, turkey vulture, merlin and another hawk (Cooper's, I believe)
Common birds: mourning dove (2 days), starling (4 days), house sparrow (2 days), junco (6 days), cardinal (pair, 4 days), chickadee (1-2, 3 days), Canada goose (2 days), robin (3 days), common crow (2 days), red-tailed hawk (flying), turkey vulture (flying), downy woodpecker (2 days)
Spring visitors: merlin (perched, ID not 100%, but likely), another hawk (flying) which I believe was a Cooper's, but it flew by so quickly it was hard to be completely sure, it had a long tail, which is a clue, white-breasted nuthatch
Heard: blue jay
Monday, March 23, 2015
March 16 - 22
Welcome to spring, and a busy week of birding! I've had one or two 'whatsits'. Well, one. I'm pretty sure the second was a merlin, seen perched on Sunday evening. It was certainly a bird of prey, small (blue jay or slightly bigger size), dark back, streaking on white front (streaking appeared more vertical than horizontal). Its wingbeats when it flew off were rapid, flight steady.
The first 'whatsit' was Friday. Also perched on top of the big evergreen tree, briefly. It had some red on the back of its head/nape, and was roughly blue jay sized, but woodpecker shaped, with a long straight bill. I think it wasn't big enough to be a pileated woodpecker. A flicker, maybe, we do get them fairly regularly and I have seen one up there before. But even though it was hard to be sure in the lighting conditions, it seemed to have more red. Its flight was steady, quick, and dipped up and down a little. It may have been a red-bellied woodpecker (not to be confused with red-breasted sapsucker, which is a Western bird). The range is possible, though I don't remember seeing one before.
Some of my hawks were definitely red-tailed. One day there were 3 flying up behind our house. Another day I saw two, en route from work to home, not in the same place as each other. Saturday, also out and about, there were 2 birds, one was probably a red-tail, the other was something different, maybe a turkey vulture? I wasn't able to really pay attention to it.
Common birds: blue jay (3 days), common crow, cardinal (pair, 5 days), swan, Canada goose (several, 4 days), red-tailed (likely) hawk (1-3, flying, different locations, 4 days), junco (several, 5 days), robin (1-several, 5 days), chickadee (1-2, 5 days), starling (several, 2 days), grackle, house sparrow (several, 5 days), downy woodpecker (male, 2 days), house finch (pair 2 days, 2 males in one of those days), mourning dove (2), goldfinch (1-2)
Spring visitors: red-wing blackbird (male, 1-3, 2 days), merlin (a small falcon)
Whatsit: woodpecker ID??
The first 'whatsit' was Friday. Also perched on top of the big evergreen tree, briefly. It had some red on the back of its head/nape, and was roughly blue jay sized, but woodpecker shaped, with a long straight bill. I think it wasn't big enough to be a pileated woodpecker. A flicker, maybe, we do get them fairly regularly and I have seen one up there before. But even though it was hard to be sure in the lighting conditions, it seemed to have more red. Its flight was steady, quick, and dipped up and down a little. It may have been a red-bellied woodpecker (not to be confused with red-breasted sapsucker, which is a Western bird). The range is possible, though I don't remember seeing one before.
Some of my hawks were definitely red-tailed. One day there were 3 flying up behind our house. Another day I saw two, en route from work to home, not in the same place as each other. Saturday, also out and about, there were 2 birds, one was probably a red-tail, the other was something different, maybe a turkey vulture? I wasn't able to really pay attention to it.
Common birds: blue jay (3 days), common crow, cardinal (pair, 5 days), swan, Canada goose (several, 4 days), red-tailed (likely) hawk (1-3, flying, different locations, 4 days), junco (several, 5 days), robin (1-several, 5 days), chickadee (1-2, 5 days), starling (several, 2 days), grackle, house sparrow (several, 5 days), downy woodpecker (male, 2 days), house finch (pair 2 days, 2 males in one of those days), mourning dove (2), goldfinch (1-2)
Spring visitors: red-wing blackbird (male, 1-3, 2 days), merlin (a small falcon)
Whatsit: woodpecker ID??
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
March 9 - 15
Typically, I see one pair of cardinals on any given day. One day this week there were 2 males. On the same day, there were also 2 male red-wing blackbirds. As well, the downy woodpecker, and several robins eating crab apples. The bird of prey was smaller than the red-tail, and I think darker; maybe a peregrine or merlin, but I couldn't tell.
Common birds: house sparrow (several, 2 days), common crow (varying #s, 3 days), downy woodpecker (female, 1 day, male, 1 day), cardinal (1-2 male, 4 days, female, 2 days), mourning dove (1-2, 3 days), chickadee (2, 2 days), junco (several, 2 days), starling(s), robin(s) (6 or more)
Winter visitors: red-wing blackbird (2, male)
En route: small hawk/bird of prey (perched, ID??)
Heard: blue jay
Common birds: house sparrow (several, 2 days), common crow (varying #s, 3 days), downy woodpecker (female, 1 day, male, 1 day), cardinal (1-2 male, 4 days, female, 2 days), mourning dove (1-2, 3 days), chickadee (2, 2 days), junco (several, 2 days), starling(s), robin(s) (6 or more)
Winter visitors: red-wing blackbird (2, male)
En route: small hawk/bird of prey (perched, ID??)
Heard: blue jay
Thursday, March 12, 2015
March 2-8
Common birds: cardinal (pair, male +1 day), robin (several), junco, chickadee (2), Canada goose, common crow
En route: red-tailed hawk, ducks, geese, hawks (ID? red-tail likely, 1 flying, 3 perched)
En route: red-tailed hawk, ducks, geese, hawks (ID? red-tail likely, 1 flying, 3 perched)
February 23 - March 1
Saw the red-tailed hawk perched on Friday (evening) & Saturday (midday). On Saturday it was there twice - it perched a few minutes, flew away, then came back shortly after (that is assuming it was the same individual).
Common birds: junco (plural, 3 days), cardinal (pair, 3 days), house sparrow (2 days), chickadee, Canada goose, common crow, red-tailed hawk (2 days, perched)
Common birds: junco (plural, 3 days), cardinal (pair, 3 days), house sparrow (2 days), chickadee, Canada goose, common crow, red-tailed hawk (2 days, perched)
February 16-22
Common birds: junco (5 days), house sparrow (3 days), cardinal (pair, 3 days, female +1 day), chickadee (1-2, 3 days), Canada goose (several, 2 days), red-tailed hawk, mourning dove
En route: hawks (red-tailed likely, plus 1-2 smaller unidentified)
En route: hawks (red-tailed likely, plus 1-2 smaller unidentified)
February 9-15
Two days this week, in the early evening, I saw a hawk in our front tree and our neighbour's front tree. It had a dark back with white bits, wide, even bands on the tail (upper side). Having looked at the bird book and online, I think it was a juvenile Cooper's or Sharp-shinned hawk. The two are hard to tell apart, but the Cooper's may be more common in this area.
Common birds: red-tailed hawk (perched), chickadee (2?, 2 days)), junco (plural, 3 days), cardinal (pair, 3 days), house sparrow
Winter visitors: Cooper's or Sharp-shinned hawk (2 days)
Common birds: red-tailed hawk (perched), chickadee (2?, 2 days)), junco (plural, 3 days), cardinal (pair, 3 days), house sparrow
Winter visitors: Cooper's or Sharp-shinned hawk (2 days)
February 2-8
No birds recorded from January 26 to February 1st.
Common birds: red-tailed hawk (3 days, perched and in flight), chickadee (2 days)1, blue jay, cardinal (pair, 2 days), juncos (8+)
Common birds: red-tailed hawk (3 days, perched and in flight), chickadee (2 days)1, blue jay, cardinal (pair, 2 days), juncos (8+)
Monday, February 16, 2015
December 22-28
Common birds: turkey vulture, cardinal (pair) (2 days), downy woodpecker (female?), chickadee (2 days), house sparrow, 6+ gold finches
Winter visitors: junco (2 days)
Not sure: bird of prey, with white/light tail tip?
Winter visitors: junco (2 days)
Not sure: bird of prey, with white/light tail tip?
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