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The First Junco Of The Season

By BirdDude on Friday, October 21st, 2011 | No Comments

First Junco Arrives Yesterday afternoon, I was looking out my back window when I saw something that brought a smile to my face. That unmistakable grey and white flitting. Alone for now but I know it’s just the beginning. That’s right…my first junco. I saw it milling about on the ground near my squirrel corn [...]

Bluebirds Caught Leaving The Nest

By BirdDude on Thursday, August 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Finally Got It! I’ve been wanting to get one of my broods of bluebird babies as they were leaving the nest but have not been successful-until now! I noticed one evening a few days ago that one of the babies was getting rather impatient and bold around the nestbox hole. The parents were bringing him [...]

Bluebirds Are Moving In!

By BirdDude on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 | No Comments

Contested Dwelling This year I’ve had more than a couple species look at one of my two bluebird boxes. I had the bluebirds, chickadees, titmice, starlings and cowbirds. If you’ve been following this blog for any time at all you’d know I’d never let starlings or sparrows move in so their fate was predetermined. I [...]

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Big Day 2011

By BirdDude on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 | No Comments

Help Team Sapsucker Set A New Record I received an email today that I need to pass along to you. It was from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and their Big Day 2011 that will happen tomorrow. I’ll just let you read the letter from them to begin.

Losing My Backyard Centerpiece

By BirdDude on Thursday, November 25th, 2010 | No Comments

The Center Of My Birding Activity I recently decided to take down the 40+ foot sassafrass tree that was in the center of my backyard. I held out as long as I could for my birds. With feeders and nesting boxes on both sides of the yard, it quickly became the hub of activity. If [...]

A Landmark Bluebird Achievement

By BirdDude on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 | No Comments

First Time In Four Years As I have mentioned before in my Dark Legacy post, for the last four years or so I have had a bluebird pair with some type of genetic defect. This theory was backed up when Julie Zickefoose suggested I crack open an unhatched egg and confirm there was no viable [...]