The Bird Nuts Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Yes, very true. We usually get the usual migrants, house wren, common grackle, and we are fairly near a river. We do have native plants and a small wood in back, so our yard is much shadier and probably supports more birds than at least the neighboring yards. Unfortunately, we had to take our feeders down because NOTHING deters our squirrels, but that doesn't seem to have affected the number of birds much. We also have an elderberry bush and several Dogwoods which are a good food source. Nice! We just planted an elderberry and a couple nannyberries. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Not the most exciting bird, but Rock Pigeon for #42 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 3:04 PM, neilpa said: Not the most exciting bird, but Rock Pigeon for #42 Yeah, no Rock Pigeons for my yard. Only Mourning Doves for Columbidae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Red-winged Blackbird is a first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Marsh Wren is yard bird #159! What will the 160th bird be? ? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 minute ago, The Bird Nuts said: Marsh Wren is yard bird #159! What will the 160th bird be? ? Wow! Jealous of that Marsh Wren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Just now, Quiscalus quiscula said: Wow! Jealous of that Marsh Wren. Just dig a pond in your yard and wait 6 years.. ? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 minute ago, The Bird Nuts said: Just dig a pond in your yard and wait 6 years.. ? Hmmm...I have a feeling that that won't work very well. They're around in my county, but infrequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Wow! Jealous of that Marsh Wren. How ‘bout yard Sedge Wren? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Just now, Seanbirds said: How ‘bout yard Sedge Wren? Don't tell me you have that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Just now, Quiscalus quiscula said: Don't tell me you have that... Alright then, I won’t. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 That would be unheard of in my county, we don't even have any records of Sedge in the county! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: That would be unheard of in my county, we don't even have any records of Sedge in the county! It might be that your county is underbirded. Washington County seems to be. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 minute ago, The Bird Nuts said: It might be that your county is underbirded. Washington County seems to be. I should say so. Neighboring Albany County has more than twice the number of birders. Besides, Sedge is supposed to be rare here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 19 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: Just dig a pond in your yard and wait 6 years.. ? Dig a pond, don't start birding for 6 years, and them you don't have to wait as long once you start birding! I have only got to see two here, it's not like it is a regular occurrence, and one of those was just downed by a rain storm in migration. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 New yard birds Winter Wren and Northern Flicker! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Completely out of habitat Common Yellowthroat. Probably forced down by some storms. Yardbird #135 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Completely out of habitat Common Yellowthroat. Probably forced down by some storms. Yardbird #135 What is the wrong habitat for a Common Yellowthroat besides the desert? I see/hear them almost everywhere, including in the "city" (Vermont cities aren't really cities). Edited August 27, 2021 by The Bird Nuts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: What is the wrong habitat for a Common Yellowthroat besides the desert? I see them everywhere. Yeah, I guess it wasn't too out of habitat. I was just thrown off by it being 15 feet up in some trees. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Birding Boy said: Yeah, I guess it wasn't too out of habitat. I was just thrown off by it being 15 feet up in some trees. Oh, okay, that is odd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, The Bird Nuts said: (Vermont cities aren't really cities). I will second that! The college town In in now is like Rutland “city” on steroids. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 #43 Red-breasted Nuthatch. A supposedly common bird that I rarely see 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, neilpa said: #43 Red-breasted Nuthatch. A supposedly common bird that I rarely see Nice! I got Northern Flicker recently, but only heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 I just got what was probably my most needed bird for the yard, #108, a Barn Owl screeching far down the canyon below. I think the reason why I haven't had one was because I was listening down the wrong canyon. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 19 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: I just got what was probably my most needed bird for the yard, #108, a Barn Owl screeching far down the canyon below. I think the reason why I haven't had one was because I was listening down the wrong canyon. You have multiple canyons in your yard?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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