We watch birds from our window a lot...we also rescued a baby bluejay this spring and it's alive and well. It's also the sweetest bird we have ever owned (we have had a lot of parakeets and cockatiels in the past). Have fun
We rescued some baby flickers earlier this year. We saw them taking down a tree we knew a nest was in, so we got the babies and sent them to a bird rehabilitator. It was so sad watching the parents run around calling for the babies after the tree was down.
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That is really sad we have tried to help baby birds in the past but they didn't survive and the parents were upset. when we rescued this bluejay though the parents never really complained. Maybe bluejays don't care as much though.
I have been a birdwatcher since I was a kid (a long time ago )
A favorite spot is a beaver pond behind our home where Great Blue Herons nest every summer.
I got the pond on the state map when they were endangered and kept count of breeding pairs/fledglings for many years.
For 12 years I also monitored a state demonstration trail for Eastern Bluebirds, and kept records of nesting activities in over 100 boxes.
I have cages on hand for birds that fly into our windows; they are brought in until they recover from the shock and evaluated for injuries...and I get a closer look at their beauty
We are quite rural with farm country, and numerous lakes and wetlands, so the bird population is varied and vast....a glimpse of heaven
We have a couple favorite spots, too. Around here, the birds just love gravel pits. We can find dozens of species in the gravel pits. We go to the protected conservation areas, and see fewer species than we do at the pits. LOL.
We have about 6 birdseed feeders and a few suet feeders in the back yard, so we get quite a few birds. This year, at our feeders, we have seen, beside the regulars, indigo buntings, rose-breasted grosbeaks, Nashville warblers, yellow-rumped warblers, and a few hawks chasing the birds.
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We are surrounded by heavy forest with the lake out front, so the bears take them down in the summer....and in the winter we have big groups of wild turkeys that take over the yard and cover it with slimey poo (as much as a dog)
So we try to supply plants that provide berries/seeds and put out water.
The lake/wetlands bring in lots of water fowl, and some lucky neighbors who aren't bothered put out seeds..... so that draws in the crowd like you get.
I love the grosbeaks....we get the rose breasted and evening varieties here (you?)
I love the rose-breasted grosbeak, but I have never seen the evening grosbeak. It is supposed to be fairly common here, but I haven't seen it. We are seeing a lot of migrating birds now.
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