Birdwatching
We’ve seen (or heard. . .)
Unless noted all these birds are sighted at or near our house.
For bird ID we primarily use
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds – Eastern Region
and the website I turn to most often is
February 2009
New on the scene this month:
red-bellied woodpecker
tufted titmouse
downy woodpecker
mockingbird
flicker
vireo?
robin
Still hanging around:
wood thrush
eastern bluebird
dove
American goldfinch
white throated sparrow
blue jay
cardinal
junco
chipping sparrow
black-capped chickadee
crow
chicken
turkey buzzard
Canada geese
blue heron
grackles
January 2009
New on the scene this month:
wood thrush
eastern bluebird
dove
American goldfinch
white throated sparrow
blue jay
Still hanging around:
cardinal
junco
chipping sparrow
black-capped chickadee
crow
chicken
turkey buzzard
Canada geese
blue heron
grackles
December 2008
New on the scene this month:
black-capped chickadee
chipping sparrow
crow
blue jay
Still hanging around:
cardinal
red-bellied woodpecker
chicken
turkey buzzard
guinea (a domestic flock near our house)
owl (heard it hooting, probably a barred owl)
American goldfinch
junco
Canada geese
grackles