Monday Birds ~ Late

We didn't see any birds Sunday because the weather was nasty here. Mommy said all the birds were probably safe in their nest.

These are the birds we saw Monday at the bird feeder.

• 1 Northern Cardinal
• 2 Field Sparrows
• 1 Blue Jay

Bird Count ~ Saturday

When Mommy went to fill up the bird feeder she saw that her yellow bell was blooming. Mommy says it is always impatient for spring to get here. Today isn't a good day for bird watching as it is very overcast here. It didn't help that Scylla went sat under the bird feeder for a LONG time (and she wondered why the birds weren't coming to eat?).

Here are the birds we saw at the bird feeder this morning

• 10 field sparrows
• 1 mourning dove

Mommy saw these this afternoon when she walked down to the pond.

• American Robin
• Northern Mockingbird

If the weather is nice tomorrow she wants to do some weeding in the butterfly garden and she hopes she will see more birds.

Birds we saw Friday

We are helping Mommy do the bird count. These are the birds we saw at our bird feeder Friday, February 15th at 9:55 AM

• 3 Field Sparrows
• 2 Cardinals ( 1 male & 1 female, we think they were sweethearts)
• 3 Mourning Doves

You can do the bird count here.

One Sparrow

The Great Backyard Bird Count starts today. Click here to learn how you can participate and help our feathered friends. So far we have seen one sparrow today.

Day 4 ~ Great Backyard Bird Count

The Most Romantic Bird is the.......................................

Mourning Dove.

Monday

8AM -8:15AM

• 1- Canada Goose (this was a surprise as they usually stay down at the pond and don't venture up to the house).
• 1- Mourning Dove
• 1- Robin
• 1- Blue Jay
• 1 - Cardinal
• 2- Sparrows

This is the last day of the bird count, but there are still plenty of things to do if you are doing a unit on birds. Check out these nifty lesson plans, download these classroom activities, and learn about operation backyard recovery (launched in response to Hurricane Katrina).

Great Backyard Bird Count ~Day 3

The Most Colorful Award is tied. I found it impossible to choose between the Cardinal above and the Blue Jay below.

They are both beautiful colorful birds and I love seeing them both at the feeder.

Sunday

7AM - 7:30AM

• 11 - Mourning Doves
• 1 - Blue Jay
• 2 - Cardinals
• 5 - American Robins
• 1 - Field Sparrow

Apparently Mourning Doves are morning birds. They are actually to big to eat from the feeder so they content themselves with milling on the ground under the feeder eating all the seeds the messy smaller birds knock out. Occasionally one will sit on the roof of the feeder.

We have a male and female cardinal that visit. The male tends to sit on the porch of the feeder, as if he owns the log cabin and only allows the other birds to visit.

Tomorrow I will name The Most Romantic Bird, see if you can guess which one it will be? In the meantime click here to submit your own bird count.

Day 2 - Great Backyard Bird Count

Saturday 12:30 PM

• 1- Blue Jay


• 5 - Robins


• 4 - Mourning Doves


• 6 - Field Sparrows


• 2 - Cardinals


• 1 - American Crow (Most Annoying)


• 1 - Red Bellied Woodpecker (Most Personality)

I am hoping that Sunday the weather will be warmer and I can walk down to the pond to see what birds might be visiting there. I have been observing the birds at the bird-feeder from the comfort of my WARM bedroom. We had a heavy frost this morning, so the birds seemed to visit the bird-feeder later in the day. We have a full schedule Monday, but I hope to find 15 minutes at least to contribute to the bird count. You can contribute by clicking here. I didn't see any Purple Martins today and more Robins were out today then yesterday. The Field Sparrows were new visitors (they are so tiny compared to the other birds).

I have decided to create awards for the Birds. I have awarded the Red Bellied Woodpecker the Most Personality Award. The American Crow gets the Most Annoying Award. Tomorrow I will award the Most Colorful Award to one lucky bird.

The Red Bellied Woodpecker is fun to watch. He perches on the side of the feeder and pokes his head in, occasionally peeping around the post with an inquisitive look on his face. Almost as if he is watching me watch him.

The American Crow is annoying he runs the other birds off.

Great Backyard Bird Count ~Day 1

Friday was the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count. These are the birds I saw from 9AM till 10AM at the bird feeder.

• 2- Blue Jays
• 2 - Robins
• 4 -Mourning Doves
• 9- Purple Martins
• 4 Northern Cardinals
• 1- American Crow
• 2 Red-Bellied Woodpeckers

I saw a total of 24 birds, and seven different species. I think I saw a Pelican on the way to physical therapy. Since I was unsure of the identification I didn't count him. It's really difficult to watch birds and drive at the same time. Click here to participate.