Tagging the post for this week.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
June 1 - 7
Seeing a good number of butterflies - especially the yellow (Eastern Tiger) Swallowtail. Have also heard the chickadees, the song sparrow, and what I think is a chipping sparrow.
Common birds: house sparrow (7 days), cardinal (pair 5 days), red-wing blackbird (pair 3 days, female +1 day, male + 2 days), robin (5 days), starling (6 days), mallard duck (2 days), Canada goose, grackle (2 days), goldfinch (2 days), turkey vulture (2 days), blue jay, mourning dove, great blue heron
Spring visitors: hairy woodpecker, brown-headed cowbird (female, 2 days), baltimore oriole
Common birds: house sparrow (7 days), cardinal (pair 5 days), red-wing blackbird (pair 3 days, female +1 day, male + 2 days), robin (5 days), starling (6 days), mallard duck (2 days), Canada goose, grackle (2 days), goldfinch (2 days), turkey vulture (2 days), blue jay, mourning dove, great blue heron
Spring visitors: hairy woodpecker, brown-headed cowbird (female, 2 days), baltimore oriole
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
May 18 - 24
See last week re. thrushes. Also, there was a warbler in the big evergreen one day, it was too far and too small to get a really good look at, but it was also singing, and with that in mind, it was possibly a cape may warbler.
Common birds: chickadee (2 days), red-wing blackbird (male 2 days, female 3 days), grackle (3 days), starling (3 days), house sparrow (3 days), mourning dove (4 days), cardinal (pair 5 days), downy woodpecker (2 days), blue jay (2 days), goldfinch (2 days), robin (3 days), turkey vulture (2 days), crow
Spring visitors: song sparrow, Lincoln's sparrow, brown-headed cowbird (female 2 days), baltimore oriole (3 days), Swainson's* thrush, magnolia warbler, warbler (ID? cape may?), parula warbler
Heard: song sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch
Common birds: chickadee (2 days), red-wing blackbird (male 2 days, female 3 days), grackle (3 days), starling (3 days), house sparrow (3 days), mourning dove (4 days), cardinal (pair 5 days), downy woodpecker (2 days), blue jay (2 days), goldfinch (2 days), robin (3 days), turkey vulture (2 days), crow
Spring visitors: song sparrow, Lincoln's sparrow, brown-headed cowbird (female 2 days), baltimore oriole (3 days), Swainson's* thrush, magnolia warbler, warbler (ID? cape may?), parula warbler
Heard: song sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch
May 11 - 17
Some bird migration still - not seeing as many warblers as the last couple of springs, but seeing a few different things. I saw a mourning warbler this week, a new one for our garden, as well as the gray catbird, which although I've heard/seen it elsewhere I don't think I've seen it in the garden before. Another new one for the garden is the Lincoln's sparrow I've been seeing. Then, there's a warbler-like noise I heard as well.
The thrushes are tricky, the veery and hermit thrush I can ID, the Swainson's and gray-cheeked look very similar, but their song is a bit different. Based on seeing and hearing it, I've decided to call this week's thrush the Swainson's, but I might be incorrect.
The great-crested flycatcher wasn't in the garden, it was in a local public garden/park, but still counts! I saw a warbler there, in trees, not brightly coloured. Based on appearance and sound, I think Tenessee warbler, but not certain.
I've also been hearing what I think is the chipping sparrow.
Common birds: chickadee (1-2, 4 days), red-wing blackbird (male, 7 days, female, 1-2, 2 days), house sparrow (7 days), swan (2 days), Canada goose (2 days), robin (7 days), blue jay (1-2, 4 days), grackle (6 days), cardinal (pair 5 days, male +1), turkey vulture (2 days), starling (5 days), mourning dove ( 1-2, 5 days), goldfinch (5 days), red-breasted nuthatch (2 days), red-tailed hawk (3 days, flying), cormorant, house finch, mallard duck, downy woodpecker
Spring visitors: hairy woodpecker, song sparrow (3 days), Lincoln's sparrow, veery (2 days), yellow-rumped warbler (ID?), palm warbler (ID?), brown-headed cowbird (pair), great crested flycatcher, gray catbird, mourning warbler, magnolia warbler, Swainson's thrush*, baltimore oriole
The thrushes are tricky, the veery and hermit thrush I can ID, the Swainson's and gray-cheeked look very similar, but their song is a bit different. Based on seeing and hearing it, I've decided to call this week's thrush the Swainson's, but I might be incorrect.
The great-crested flycatcher wasn't in the garden, it was in a local public garden/park, but still counts! I saw a warbler there, in trees, not brightly coloured. Based on appearance and sound, I think Tenessee warbler, but not certain.
I've also been hearing what I think is the chipping sparrow.
Common birds: chickadee (1-2, 4 days), red-wing blackbird (male, 7 days, female, 1-2, 2 days), house sparrow (7 days), swan (2 days), Canada goose (2 days), robin (7 days), blue jay (1-2, 4 days), grackle (6 days), cardinal (pair 5 days, male +1), turkey vulture (2 days), starling (5 days), mourning dove ( 1-2, 5 days), goldfinch (5 days), red-breasted nuthatch (2 days), red-tailed hawk (3 days, flying), cormorant, house finch, mallard duck, downy woodpecker
Spring visitors: hairy woodpecker, song sparrow (3 days), Lincoln's sparrow, veery (2 days), yellow-rumped warbler (ID?), palm warbler (ID?), brown-headed cowbird (pair), great crested flycatcher, gray catbird, mourning warbler, magnolia warbler, Swainson's thrush*, baltimore oriole
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
May 4 - 10
Common birds: grackle (6 days), cardinal (pair 5 days, male +2 days), house sparrow (7 days), robin (1-2, 6 days), mallard duck (2-3 days), cormorant (2-4 days), goldfinch (several, 4 days), mourning dove (1-2, 6 days), Canada goose, swan (1-2 days), red-wing blackbird (male 5 days, female 1 day), house finch (4 days), chickadee (1-2, 5 days), crow (2), blue jay (several, 3 days), starling (4 days), turkey vulture (2-3)
Spring visitors: yellow warbler (ID likely), brown-headed cowbird (2 males, 1 female), ruby-crowned kinglet, baltimore oriole, common flicker, veery, Lincoln's sparrow, ruby-throated hummingbird, gray catbird, rose-breasted grosbeak (2 males, 1 female), white throated sparrow
Not sure: red-tailed hawk, purple finch?? (probably house finch), wren/kinglet (something small, too quick to ID)
Heard: chipping (?) sparrow, song sparrow
Other critters: butterflies (cabbage white, orange/painted lady,dark/black swallowtail?), chipmunk
Spring visitors: yellow warbler (ID likely), brown-headed cowbird (2 males, 1 female), ruby-crowned kinglet, baltimore oriole, common flicker, veery, Lincoln's sparrow, ruby-throated hummingbird, gray catbird, rose-breasted grosbeak (2 males, 1 female), white throated sparrow
Not sure: red-tailed hawk, purple finch?? (probably house finch), wren/kinglet (something small, too quick to ID)
Heard: chipping (?) sparrow, song sparrow
Other critters: butterflies (cabbage white, orange/painted lady,dark/black swallowtail?), chipmunk
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
April 13 - 19
So, among the birds this week, I saw a little wren, which I think was a winter wren; a thrush I couldn't see clearly enough to identify; a hawk that may have been a red-tailed, but I think was probably a Cooper's, it was flying, and just didn't look right for a red-tailed. I also saw a fox sparrow, which is not common, I saw one just once or twice last year. A ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, and brown creepers, two at once one day. We also had a chipmunk eating the seed the birds dropped from the feeder.
Common birds: junco (5 days), house sparrow (6 days), robin (7 days), starling (6 days), mourning dove (6 days), red-breasted nuthatch (2 days), swan (4 days), Canada goose (2 days), cardinal (pair, 5 days), chickadee (2 days), grackle (3 days), goldfinch, blue jay (2 days), red-tailed hawk (flying), crow, downy woodpecker (male, female?), turkey vulture, cormorant
Spring visitors: red-wing blackbird (4-5 days), song sparrow (3 days), fox sparrow, brown creeper (1-2, 2 days), ruby-crowned kinglet
Not sure: wren (probably winter), thrush, hawk (RT? Coop?)
Common birds: junco (5 days), house sparrow (6 days), robin (7 days), starling (6 days), mourning dove (6 days), red-breasted nuthatch (2 days), swan (4 days), Canada goose (2 days), cardinal (pair, 5 days), chickadee (2 days), grackle (3 days), goldfinch, blue jay (2 days), red-tailed hawk (flying), crow, downy woodpecker (male, female?), turkey vulture, cormorant
Spring visitors: red-wing blackbird (4-5 days), song sparrow (3 days), fox sparrow, brown creeper (1-2, 2 days), ruby-crowned kinglet
Not sure: wren (probably winter), thrush, hawk (RT? Coop?)
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
pt. 2
Adding tags for March 30 to April 5. On one or two days, it was hard to tell whether the blackbird shaped bird I was seeing was the redwing or the cowbird, because of the light conditions. Other days it was clear.
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
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