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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Black-capped Chickadees and Eastern Bluebirds … now how about something a little bigger?
Click the link for a view from a nestcam placed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in a Great Blue Heron nest in Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, New York. Three eggs have hatched. The remaining two are ready. Watch during daylight hours in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird, Black-Capped Chickadee, bluebird, Great Blue Heron, Nest box
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Lucy is warming up to me. I think.
The Chickadee nest box was empty of parent birds when I opened it today. The babies were snug and dreaming sweet dreams. Eyes not yet opened, they were not even begging for food. Contentment! Like that cat sound asleep and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird, Black-Capped Chickadee, Nest box, nestlings, Wild Bird Watching, wild birds
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A second bluebird route for Annie.
Last season I was asked to take over a second bluebird monitor route from another volunteer who was unable to complete the season. It’s happened again this season. So, if you hop over to my bluebird journal – you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Bird House, Birding, Bluebirds, Wild Birds
Tagged bluebird, bluebird eggs, eastern bluebird, nest boxes
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I’ve been published and I got a star!
When you were a kid, did your teachers reward you with those little paper gold and silver stars pasted on the top of your essay? You know – the one you wrote on a sheet of paper? Do they even give gold … Continue reading
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Sh-h-h-h-h-h-h. The babies are sleeping.
I decided to check up on Lucy and the kids this afternoon. At times it’s very quiet around the nest box. At other times Ricky and Lucy are visible flying about and in and out. At this point, Lucy is brooding … Continue reading
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Tagged Black-Capped Chickadee, Nest box
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Congratulations to Ricky and Lucy, proud parents of …
… six hatchling chickadee babies. I counted the days on the calendar from when I assumed Lucy laid her first and last egg and thought for sure I would see hatchlings in the nest box at this next monitoring. And … Continue reading
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Tagged Black-Capped Chickadee, Nest box
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I hear a melody. And it strikes fear in my heart.
There were new sights, new sounds and exciting new discoveries along the Bluebird route. The fragrance of flowering trees was fresh on the strong breeze. The forest floor growth has completely covered spots made bare by winter. Many dandelions have turned to balls of … Continue reading
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Tagged bluebird eggs, bluebird nest, eastern bluebird, House Wren, Nest box
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When checking in on Lucy, look at what I found!
Having enough patience to sit by the window with my binoculars, after roughly 20 minutes I observed Lucy leaving her nest box to feed for several minutes before returning to incubate her eggs. Typical, expectant chickadee mother behavior. It seemed during … Continue reading
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Tagged Avian incubation, Black-Capped Chickadee, Nest box
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Cardinals Caught Courting!
The Northern Cardinal is among the most fascinating birds at our backyard feeders. Indeed, it is the state bird of 7 states. And at this time of year I especially enjoy keeping an eye out for them in the Hawthorne tree in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird, birdfeeder, northern cardinal
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I think it’s safe now.
I think it’s safe to put out my second bird bath for the season. I have one that I keep out all year around. That one has a thermostatically controlled built-in heater that keeps the water open for the birds in … Continue reading
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