When I started bird watching I was startled to see a magpie sitting on the back of a deer. I watched it land on the deer’s back, fly away and then land on the deer again four times. This behavior sent me back to the books (this was before the internet) to find out [...]
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As the quail drank, the smaller birds all hit the bushes in a fast panic! In a short moment only one juvenile (We call them teenagers.) Scaled Quail was left at the pond and in the blink of an [...] I selected a filled thistle sock from your bird store at a Texas bird festival. After I got home my better half said that thistle seed will make tumbleweeds and I shouldn’t use the thistle sock because Russian Thistle is definitely an invasive plant that ought to be exterminated. [...] ASSESSING CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF BURROWING OWLS IN CALIFORNIA, 1993-2007 Comments like this are understandable when the Ruby-throated Hummingbird can beat its wings 53 times a second, can hover in one place and is eastern North America’s only breeding [...] There are two solutions to hummingbirds that try to posses a hummingbird feeder for themselves. One is place every feeder in your yard out of sight of any other feeder. The option we use is to offer [...] While we were watching them the Chipping Sparrows started filtering into the triple tube feeder. Shortly we also had Savannah Sparrows, Lincoln Sparrows, Black Headed Grosbeaks, Blue Grosbeaks and a Green-tailed [...] These birds reminded me of watching a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches … collecting resin globules from coniferous trees and plastering them around the entrance of their nest hole. [...] Did you know? The Western Tanager was originally called the Louisiana Tanager. The name may seem inappropriate as it is a rare migrant to the state of Louisiana. [...] One interesting observation is that Lark Sparrows walk rather than hop across our bird feeder. If fact, hopping is only used during courtship. During courtship a male Lark Sparrow [...] The most common birds at our Best 1 hummingbird feeders have been the Broad-tailed and the Black-throated Hummingbirds. All three of our orioles have be into the saucer oriole feeder and [...] The Lucy’s Warbler is one of only two warblers that breeds in cavities…. it (is) very hard to impossible to get an accurate count on the number of males [...] This is just an update to keep people current on how the spring bird migration is progressing. This past week we had our first Black-chinned Hummingbird into our Best 1 hummingbird [...] An additional sign of spring comes when the reptiles come out to play. Today we had several Ornate Tree Lizards sunning on the walls of our turtle enclosures. [...] Those of you planing a trip to southeast Arizona, stay tuned and I will keep you informed of the bird migration situation. [...] We had a Broad-tailed Hummingbird into our saucer hummingbird feeder this morning and the Cactus Wren and the Curve-billed Thrasher are fighting over the telephone [...] This week-end we saw our first signs of the spring bird migration…Over the week-end we had a Magnificent Hummingbird and a Blue-throated Hummingbird…We also had Mountain Bluebirds come into our Supper Dome bird feeder. [...] Recently a birding friend of ours approached us with a problem he was having. His wife, who was also a long time birder had recently been admitted to a nursing home due to failing health. While still being of sharp mind (It was her body which was failing.) she was bored with the daily routine [...] For many years now the bluebird populations have been declining …but you can impact the population [...] The Black-Capped Chickadee hides seeds and other food items to eat later. Each item is placed in a different spot and the chickadee can remember thousands of hiding places. [...] Today when we went outside to fill our bird feeders, a Great Blue Heron was sitting on top of our roof. This would not be an unusual species except I live in the middle of a desert with the nearest body of water several miles away. All I can say is birds are where you [...] The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that migrates. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the [...] the much sought after Elegant Trogon and Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher as well as the Blue-throated Hummingbird, Bridled Titmouse, Mexican Jay, Acorn Woodpecker, Canyon Wren, Painted Redstart and Elf Owl. Now that’s what I’m talking about! [...] This battle started with a Loggerhead Shrike perching on top of an agave stalk we had placed above our bird feeders. After a few days of his continuous presence, our morning ritual of filling our coffee cups and watching our bird feeders became rather boring. We thought we had solved the problem by removing the agave stalk. [...] We have been blaming the windy weather for keeping the number of birds down at our bird feeders. But today the wind was down, the sun was out and birds were still not coming into our bird feeders. In fact even the thrashers were hunkered down deep into the bushes instead of claiming a platform [...] |
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