Backyard birds—what do you see?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the feeder and around the yard:
Cardinals
Mourning doves
Grackles
Blue jays
Crows
Red bellied woodpecker
Red headed woodpecker
Nuthatch
Sparrows
Goldfinches
Cowbirds
Chickadees
Catbirds
Robins
Mockingbirds
Flickers
Dark eyed juncos
Red-winged blackbirds (rarely)
Rose breasted grosbeak in spring
Towhee
Carolina wren
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Hawks
Turkey vultures

I once sadly saw what must have been an escaped blue budgerigar at the feeder. He hung around for a couple of days but we could never get near him and he then disappeared.

Was this in MoCo, MD? I saw a budgie too at the feeder but then it disappeared. This was in March or Early April.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the feeder and around the yard:
Cardinals
Mourning doves
Grackles
Blue jays
Crows
Red bellied woodpecker
Red headed woodpecker
Nuthatch
Sparrows
Goldfinches
Cowbirds
Chickadees
Catbirds
Robins
Mockingbirds
Flickers
Dark eyed juncos
Red-winged blackbirds (rarely)
Rose breasted grosbeak in spring
Towhee
Carolina wren
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Hawks
Turkey vultures

I once sadly saw what must have been an escaped blue budgerigar at the feeder. He hung around for a couple of days but we could never get near him and he then disappeared.

Was this in MoCo, MD? I saw a budgie too at the feeder but then it disappeared. This was in March or Early April.

MoCo, but this was a couple of years ago in July.

[Anonymous]

Saw a bluebird today! Maybe there is a tiny upside to a pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Eastern Bluebird, Tufted Titmouse ( my 2nd favor), cardinals( favor), red-winged blackbirds, crows, sparrows,mourning doves, robins, blue jays and goldfinches, a hummingbird, a brown tailed hawk, turkey vulture, bald eagle, swifts, chickadee's, wrens, red-haired woodpecker, a black and white small.woodpecker ( name?), mockingbirds, and Oriole's. My favor is the cardinal landing on the chair on the porch next to my bay window, locking eyes with me and singing the cutest song. I feed them from a suctioned cup bowl on the porch bistro table and sit in my bay window seat and watch them for hours. The squirrels and chipmumls even come by to say hi too through the window.

[Anonymous]

Saw a yellow breasted chat today. (First time i’ve seen one.)

Saw a blue heron in flight near river road last week.

[Anonymous]

We have a nest of house finches in our backyard. There are two reds that use the nest. Lots of activity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eastern Bluebird, Tufted Titmouse ( my 2nd favor), cardinals( favor), red-winged blackbirds, crows, sparrows,mourning doves, robins, blue jays and goldfinches, a hummingbird, a brown tailed hawk, turkey vulture, bald eagle, swifts, chickadee's, wrens, red-haired woodpecker, a black and white small.woodpecker ( name?), mockingbirds, and Oriole's. My favor is the cardinal landing on the chair on the porch next to my bay window, locking eyes with me and singing the cutest song. I feed them from a suctioned cup bowl on the porch bistro table and sit in my bay window seat and watch them for hours. The squirrels and chipmumls even come by to say hi too through the window.

Downey woodpecker is black and white with a smallish red spot on head.

[Anonymous]

We have a pair of very small yellow birds at our feeder. I’m not sure if they escaped a bird cage or what but we’ve seen them for years.

[Anonymous]

This is the first year I've seen more than the occasional sparrow or pigeon.

I think they have invaded, refugees from city parks where the feeding is not as easy as it was in the ante-covidian days.

I live in semi-suburban Northwest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a pair of very small yellow birds at our feeder. I’m not sure if they escaped a bird cage or what but we’ve seen them for years.

Gold finches?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a pair of very small yellow birds at our feeder. I’m not sure if they escaped a bird cage or what but we’ve seen them for years.

Gold finches?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turkey Vulture
Cooper's hawk
Red Tailed Hawk
Crow
Blue Jay
Starlings
Indigo Bunting
Bluebird
Eastern Phoebe
Red-winged blackbird
Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Catbird
Cowbird
Nuthatch
Brown creeper
Downy woodpecker
Hairy woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Flicker
House finch
Goldfinch
House sparrow
Song sparrow
Wood sparrow
White throated sparrow
Junco
Robin
Tufted Titmice
Cardinal
Mourning Dove
Hummingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Barn Owl
Canadian Geese

In Black Hill Regional Park, MoCo in the last week.
Great Blue Heron
Wood Ducks
Kingfisher
Swifts
Osprey
Bald Eagle

We will be able to see more ducks and shorebirds once the weather becomes warmer and we have more access....

Also at our feeder -
Rose Breasted Grosbeak
Chickadees
Carolina Wrens.

Spotted -
Great Horned Owl. (Near Sugarloaf Mt)
Eastern Screech Own (Blackhill)
Green Heron. (Blackhill Park)
Baltimore Oriole (Blackhill)

Pretty surprised to see the two owls recently in the evening. Is this common bird behavior? They were close to roads both times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saw a yellow breasted chat today. (First time i’ve seen one.)

Saw a blue heron in flight near river road last week.

I haven't seen one yet. I'll be on the lookout now.

[Anonymous]

About 90 percent of our birds are house sparrows. I’m envious of all of you!

[Anonymous]

Recently spotted a pair of horned larks at the edge of a tilled field.