Sherry

Hi Libby, I too try to identify birds as they appear at the feeder and the birdbath.  I have a heater and a little fountain in the birdbath so I get birds there all year long.

I love this time of year when you can watch the little baby birds following their parents around - perching, flapping their little wings (although many are same size as their parents - just fluffy), opening their giant mouths and pestering their parents.

Such a close shot of the rose-breasted grosbeak - wonderful

Sounds like your neighborhood is brimming with bird song.  How fun that the robin responded to your dad playing the song on his app.

I didn't know the Bluebird would nest that close to your house.  How great to get to watch all the activity.

I'm 'Staying at Home' in New Mexico.  We have plenty of little songbirds around the house, woodpeckers & nuthatches looking for insects in the trees and Cooper's Hawks looking for songbirds. I really enjoyed reading everyone's posts and looking through your photos.  Thank you for sharing! I love birds and am definitely a beginner when it comes to naming birds on sight or from their calls and I struggle with field guide use.  Some of my local favorites are Lesser Goldfinch, Cooper's Hawk (or is that a Sharp-shinned), the Ladder-backed woodpecker and Sandhill Cranes. I have a special fondness for the little groups of Bushtits that pass through from tree to tree busily 'tsit, tsit'ing.  I've included a few photos of my local feathered friends.