Welcome to My Blog!
This blog is where I’ll share what I’m seeing in our yard, in the gardens, and around our small lake—anything related to birds and gardening. I’d love to hear from you as well! Whether you’re observing something interesting or have a bird-related question, feel free to reach out. I don’t follow a strict blogging schedule, but I typically post every 7-10 days—sometimes more often. Let’s enjoy learning about birds together.
If you’d like to get in touch, please email me directly at lindahendricksspence@birdingbeyondthefieldguide.com.
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29MayRead More
Chickadees, Blackpoll Warblers, and Black-and-white Warblers
You know how you can go along for years – totally oblivious to something? Well, I had a moment of realization this past week. I was working outside in the front of our house, glanced up at the big hickory tree you can see on the bird bath livestream, saw a small, agile black and […]
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23MayRead More
Still more photos from some of you and more from our yard/wildlife refuge
Our good friend Janelle, who lives here in central Illinois, has been updating all of us with videos of her Red-shouldered Hawk nest in which there are 2 youngsters – who look like they are getting bigger and bigger. We have been to her house to watch through our scope, and we must remain at […]
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14MayRead More
Vireos – so easy to overlook!
When I was a beginning birder – and actually way past those first years – I tended to ignore Vireos. These are not obvious birds at all. They are all small, most often not brightly colored, and their songs can be easily overlooked. And in those first years of birding, I was overwhelmed by warblers […]
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01MayRead More
What is going on around here? And I have heard from some of you! Part 5
Spring! Every day it is something new! New plants breaking ground, spring ephemerals coming – and sadly going till next year, glorious spring flowers such as lilacs and irises. Birds leaving and arriving. Our juncos left last week. We have not seen the White-throated Sparrows for two days so maybe they have also left? One […]
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29AprRead More
American and Lesser Goldfinches, and Nyjer Seed (thistle seed). And is it Nyjer or thistle?
If you have been following the livestream on our bird feeders for a few years, you know we have 2 feeders for Nyjer seed. They are the same style, but one is large and the other small. We have American Goldfinches in our yard and at our feeders all year round. We put the large […]