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 [...]
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This sparrow is a very adaptable little bird. It is often the first species to return to a forest area when a mining site or farm fields are reclaimed. [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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! [...] You might notice that I say he “ran”. He did not fly. Crissal Thrashers are known for their habit of running or walking around their territory. Even when threatened by a predator or [...] I looked out the window this past week to see a Pinion Jay at our stainless steel sunflower bird feeder. I did a double take. We have had them in our yard before, but [...] But this morning we had one American Goldfinch stop in for a bite to eat and a quick bath in the bird bath. This species is uncommon for our area. A few are seen in the area each [...] Once paired the Rufous-crowned Sparrow remain on their territories year-round and stay bonded for life. The are ground feeders and like to peck at the base of grass [...] We have a young Cooper’s Hawk that has decided that our four tiered bird pond is a great place to soak it’s feet on a hot day. It comes in and just stands in the water next to the water fall so that it gets a little splash, but not [...] For the past couple of weeks we have been entertained by a pair of Lucy’s Warblers while we sit with our coffee mugs and watch the birds coming in to our backyard bird habitat. These birds do not come in to the birdseed we put out for the birds. However, the sound of flowing water [...] I was at a small show this week-end and was amazed how many experienced bird watchers confessed that they did not have a bird bath or a bird friendly water feature in their yard. In our yard there are days when we are sitting with coffee mugs in hand, and have more interesting birds at our bird friendly [...] When we filled our coffee cups this morning and sat in front of our siding glass doors, we did not expect to see rival gangs try to take over our platform feeders! A calm and peaceful Black-throated Sparrow was the only thing in our entire feeding station whe the day started. He was selectively picking out his favorite [...] Over the past weeks I have discussed the first two necessities of providing a good backyard habitat for birds; food and water. Today I will elaborate on the third and final component of a good habitat, shelter. Shelter can be provided to birds and other wildlife in three basic ways: birdhouses for nesting We were up with the sun. OK, the sun doesn’t rise all that early this time of year, but our coffee mugs were full and the blinds were open before the sun came up so we should get some credit for that. We started our day looking out the sliding glass door, looking at our bird feeders [...] |
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