The first birdfest of the year!

Wow! What happened in our backyard today was absolutely amazing! Me and my brother have seen lots of birds in one sitting before, but not like today. Here's a list of the species we saw:

• 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
• 1 Downy Woodpecker
• 2 White-breasted Nuthatches
• 3 Pine Siskins
• 3 Blue Jays
• 4 Northern Cardinals
• 10 or more Black-capped Chickadees
• 10 or more House Sparrows
• 15 or more Hose Finches
• 15 or more Dark-eyed aka Slate-colored Juncos

That's a lot of birds in one day! They usually come for half an hour at breakfast, an hour before lunch and a couple minutes before dinner. Sorry I couldn't provide photos; my camera wasn't ready. Oh well. Happy birding!

-Mr. Bird

Let the birdwatching begin! (what about the date?)

Hello to all! This is Mr. Bird speaking. I've been thinking lately about the date for the first birdwatching trip, and I remembered, we don't have a date for the trip. If you have a date that works for you, comment. On the right is a poll for where we should go for our first birding trip. Please vote! Happy birding!

-Mr. Bird

That's a lotta crows!

I looked out our window today, and guess what I saw? Two male Cardinals. Then, later, I glanced outside, and that was when I saw an absolutely massive flock of crows! I got out my Bushnell binoculars, and counted, "one, two, three, four..." I counted more than 25 crows, all sitting right next to each other! That was amazing! Then I saw a goose. Completely unrelated, I know, but I want to count every bird I saw. Happy birding, and happy New Year!

-Mr. Bird