This is an update to a previous post . I had some server issues that are now corrected.
I’ve been birding for almost seven years. Most of it has been spent at or around my home outside of Nashville, TN. I have been blessed enough to have a fairly wide variety of both permanent and migrating species to keep me busy. I have not graduated to the birding trip to other parts of the USA or abroad. I know the time will come for that.
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I’ve been listening to my backyard since I’ve started feeding birds years ago. No matter what season it is I always try to pay attention to what’s going on back there.
Last weekend we almost hit 70 degrees on Sunday and I’ve been hearing a whole lot more of the calling you hear in the spring when males are looking for mates. I guess I technically mean more songs than calls but you get my meaning. Cardinals, goldfinches, titmice, blue jays, mourning doves, chickadees and more all seem like their tuning up their pipes for the coming mating season.
Every winter, I get an interesting mixture of wintering and migrating species to my backyard. Every year, Yellow Rumped Warblers are among these. I’ll see them but not think much about it because they have been generally non-aggressive and somewhat passive feeder customers. They pick around the ground for tidbits here and there and don’t really make much a fuss about anything. That is, until this year.
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Since the weather has turned colder at night I’ve had this sneaky suspicion I’m being watched every morning. As usual, my chihuahua/yorkie mix, Maggie and I go out before 6 AM. The last few mornings, however, I’ve felt there were eyes on us. I looked around and saw nothing. Then, I looked at my closest bluebird box and I spotted him. The little black and white head with the red spot on top gave him away. I had an overnight tenant. It was one of my downy woodpecker backyard residents. I had seen him looking around before and had actually put some nesting materials in the box to help him out. Apparently, he really appreciated the gesture because I’ve noticed he’s put them to good use plugging up the drafty corners on the floor of the nestbox.
It never ceases to amaze me how smart birds can be. Most humans see them as things lucky enough to fly wherever they need to go that spend the majority of their time looking for food. While this may be true to a large extent, they are also capable of some very intelligent flock behavior. My nightly birdbath entertainment is a perfect example.
Since this blog began almost two years ago, I’ve tried to make a habit of visiting the top birding and birdwatching blogs on the internet. As I am a recent newcomer to the field, I know I have a lot to learn from these fine people who have made birding a major part of their lives for way longer than I have. I owe them a debt of gratitude I’ll never be able to fully repay. I can, however, make an attempt by making sure you don’t overlook my top 15 birding resources.
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