Welcome to My Blog!
This blog is where I will share with you what I am seeing in our yard, in our gardens, what is happening on our small lake – anything at all related to birds and gardens. And I would like to hear from you! The purpose of this website is for all of us who are interested in birds, to share what we are seeing and thinking. Please use the Public Forum to post what you are observing and to ask and answer questions. I do not have a rigid schedule as to when I blog, but I generally post every 4-7 days – occasionally more often. I will use this blog – you can use the Public Forum – and let’s learn about birds together! If you need to contact me personally, please email me at lindahendricksspence@birdingbeyondthefieldguide.com.
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13OctRead More
Feeder and bird seed changes
This morning, Cleon and I changed the bird feeders and what we are offering. We are now set up for winter. We did this today because even though we are still having warm temperatures during the day – in the mid-60’s to 70’s – we are starting to experience cooler nights. Our forecast: most of […]
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09OctRead More
Cardinals still eating at dawn
When I sat down at my desk this morning at 6:30AM, and looked out the window at the feeders, there was a male Northern Cardinal on the ground foraging under the platform feeder. Its mate and one of their juveniles were on that feeder. She was feeding the juvenile. In my opinion, mid-October is late […]
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07OctRead More
If you live anywhere in the Midwest, today and tomorrow are great days for birding!
If you look on the Internet, you will find there are places were you can register to get alerts when there is a rare bird in a place it rarely/never is or something unusual happens. If you have the Merlin app* on your phone, you should have gotten an alert last evening. Because of the […]
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06OctRead More
Warblers are migrating
Cleon and I have been working in our gardens – starting to get them ready for winter. We are pulling up weeds, doing some selective deadheading, and mulching bare spots. We are careful how much we deadhead as some plants winter better intact. These are the plants we cut to the ground in spring. And […]
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04OctRead More
New roof – today
Those of you who have been reading this blog know we had a severe storm in July with damage at our house. Uprooted trees (full grown oaks and hickories) and damage to the roof, siding and garage doors. Today is the day the roofers are supposed to come – one-half of the roof will be […]