Donna

Hi!  Where was this photo taken?

Nice photo!  The last couple of years, people have been posting photos on social media of  wild turkeys crossing the streets or on the front lawns of people who live in western Long Island, NY.  I find it amazing that the wild turkeys can adapt to suburbia environments.

Activity #1:  The Wall of Birds I had so much fun with this interactive website!  It was fun to explore birds from the various regions of the world and to hear how they sound.  I selected several birds.  The two birds that intrigued me the most was the Wrenthrush from Costa Rica/Panama and the Paradise Tanager from South America.   Thank you for making The Wall of Birds website.   Activity #2:  Backyard Observations 1) Pigeons/Doves - Mourning Doves 2) Raptors - Red-tailed Hawk 3) Woodpeckers- Red-bellied Woodpecker and Snowy Woodpecker 4) Song Birds- Northern Cardinal, Blue Jays, Catbirds, House Wrens, Red-winged blackbirds, Black-capped Chickadees, Nuthatches (red-bellied), Tufted Titmouse, Common Grackles, Blackbird and Mockingbird.   Activity #3: Favorite Bird in My Neighborhood 1) The Hermit Thrush is my favorite bird in the world.  It has the most magical song that totally calms me.  The Hermit Thrush is a simple looking speckled brownish bird that likes to stay deep in the forest/woodlands.  I hardly ever see this bird, but I hear the song of this bird often. (This photo was found online from the Cornell Lab) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hermit_Thrush/id

Incredibly beautiful photos!

Good Morning! I have been interested in wild birds since I was a little girl and my grandmother let me put peanuts on the windowsill of her Queens, NY home to feed the birds.  Cardinals, Blue Jays and Northern Flickers were among the popular birds that arrived.  My grandmother would put out sunflower seeds in the early morning and dusk just for her favorite birds, Mrs. and Mrs. Cardinal.  I was mesmerized by the birds' beauty and how they came to the windowsill like clockwork. As an adult, I have noticed many changes of the birds who visit my backyard.  I have an acre of mostly wooded property on Long Island, NY.  For the past year I have had a flock of Cardinals who come to the feeders.  I have not experienced this before.  Usually, I had one "couple" and sometimes I witnessed "air fights" between Cardinals.  Lately, I have 4-6 males that come in with 4-6 females at the same time.  Is this common? Recently, I noticed that when I put shelled peanuts out for the wild birds in my backyard that the Blue Jays have mimicked the sound of a red tailed hawk.  It is a shorter sound than the hawks, but it seems to scare the smaller birds away.  This is the first year that I ever noticed Blue Jays making this type of sound.  Is this common? Thank you for your help!  Have a great day!

Good Morning!  I had a quick question.  I noticed that when I put food out for the wild birds in my backyard that the Blue Jays have mimicked the sound of a red tailed hawk.  It is a shorter sound than the hawks, but it seems to scare the smaller birds away.  This is the first year that I ever noticed Blue Jays making this type of sound.  Is this common?