Red-shouldered Hawk

15
Nov

What’s going in our yard…… and an update!

Our birds are returning – slowly, but surely.  There are still times when there are no birds on the livestream, but you will also notice the levels on the sunflower feeder and thistle feeder are slowly going down – American Goldfinches.  We generally have a flock of about a dozen each winter.  We do not […]

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19
Nov

Birding in east central Illinois

From where we live in central Illinois, we drove east toward Indiana.  No destination in mind – just taking a long ride on a lovely fall day.  And we did see a few birds.  For me, it is never how many species, but the birds I am seeing – what are they doing?  And I […]

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05
Mar

What a wild night! But a good morning at the feeders …..

Last night, we had at least four big thunderstorms with lots of thunder and lightning, wind, and buckets of rain which generally means a good morning at the feeders and this morning is no exception.  Some are feeding, but even more are singing and calling.  If you are interested in identifying the birds you are […]

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