I then saw another common bird for the North East, the Black Capped Chickadee:
The third bird that I got pictures of I couldn't not identify, so I had to hop online at whatbird.com and ask the people on the forums what they thought. We saw it soaring above the apple orchard when we went apple picking. It turns out it is a Turkey Vulture:
I also saw a lot of other assorted birds there that I didn't get pics of. Mom and I saw a Tufted Titmouse her her bird feeder. We saw 2 different kinds of woodpeckers on the trees outside her house. They could have been a Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, or a Hairy Woodpecker. I am fairly sure I saw a Song Sparrow on the trail up Mount Manadnock. I saw a Ring-billed Gull and I saw 2 or 3 different kinds of sand pipers. I also saw a lot of Double-crested Cormorants on boats in Plymouth.So, as far as birding goes it was a very cool trip.
(Edit, I had to remove the links to whatbird.com, I guess they don't like people doing that, even though all it does is lead people to THEIR website, ugh, morons.)
3 comments:
Penny,
This spring we identified nine different birds in our backyard: Robin, Downy Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Sparrow, Cardinal, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, Grackle, and 1 Oriole. Drue, Declan and I got so into it...feeding them and just watching them. I am soooo Grampa's daughter!
When we were little and living in Duxbury, my dad had the chickadees so tame that they would eat out of our hands. It was awesome.
Hi Jean! I love love love birding! That is so cool you guys saw so many birds! One day I will make a post about all the birds I have seen since I started "birding" this past spring. I am jealous...you guys have a lot more varied birds there because of all the moisture...but we do have cool ones here in Utah. Next time I visit you guys we should all go on some Audubon trails and see what we see.
And Frank told me that about your dad, he keeps telling me how he'd love to hear about my birding, but I am so new at it that it's nothing impressive yet.
BTW, I had an Oriole at my hummingbird feeder this summer! He visited 4 mornings in a row!
My dad wouldn't so much care what you've seen as much as the fact that you are doing it and loving it! You would be a girl after his own heart!
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