backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood (it will be the same 4200-step sidewalk route every time I post that) When: out the door at 6:53am, incredibly Bird Species: house sparrow, northern cardinal, American crow, American robin, a perfectly symmetrical oblong wasp nest that was maliciously pretending to be a barred owl, mourning
raptors
Where: sidewalks in the complex and in the neighborhood of single-family homes behind me When: 7:30am Bird Species: Northern cardinal, blue jay, European starling, Northern mockingbird, house sparrow, American crow, Cooper's Hawk, American robin, red-bellied woodpecker Things I Thought About: * There are four blue jays in that
backyard birds
Where: Auto repair shop to my house, via surface streets and Cross County Trail at Wakefield When: 10:15-11:23 am (Note: when I did this same walk to pick up my car at 4:30 it took me 31:11. You'll never see me rush back to
sparrows
Where: Cross County Trail - Eakin Community Park, Tobin Road to Prosperity When: 90 minutes starting around 2:30pm or so Bird Species: white-throated sparrows, white-breasted nuthatch, Carolina chickadee, downy woodpecker, turkey vulture (flyover), yellow-rumped warbler, tufted titmouse, eastern bluebird, Northen cardinal, red-bellied woodpecker. Heard but not seen: Carolina wren,
cardinal
Where: Cross County Trail - Wakefield Park towards Accotink When: 12:17pm - 1:42pm (was watching my new Garmin) Bird species: white-throated sparrow, tufted titmouse, pileated woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, Canada goose, Northern cardinal, Carolina chickadee, northern mockingbird, downy woodpecker. Things I Thought About: * My car door latch doesn'
mockingbird
Where: around my condo complex and the one next door When: very late (too late) afternoon Bird species: house sparrow, house finch, mourning dove, American robin, European starling, Canada goose (flyover), northern mockingbird Things I Thought About: * The sun is going down later, I think, but the sun didn’t
finches
Where: Cross County Trail - Eakin Community Park through Sally Ormsby Park When: mid afternoon Bird species: American crow, eastern bluebird, dark-eyed junco, tufted titmouse, northern cardinal, white-throated sparrow, American goldfinch, red-bellied woodpecker, downy woodpecker Things I Thought About: * The giant white stone mansion on the corner where the trail
News
Since I took up birding (I listed my first bird on November 13, 2023) I have found that my mental and spiritual health has improved to an incredible extent. My photography skills have not. I will try to take one decent photo every day in 2026, and post about it,