Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is clear and cold.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large flock of sparrows, a flock of mourning doves, two pairs of cardinals, and a squirrel.

The other day we were out driving around and I spotted a bald eagle!  :D  I think they are starting to move back into this area. 

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I saw a large (in my opinion) flock of robins... and another of some glossy black/deep gray birds.

And I might have seen a red-winged blackbird too...odd, I thought they loked marshier areas and we have pine trees.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Red-winged blackbirds do like marshes, but also prairies. They're less common in forested areas but may be seen there while traveling.

Re: Thoughts

[(Anonymous)]

Eastern seaboard, conifer-and-deciduous forest mix with a bit of lawn, sandy soil. Theres a power-line thingamajig nearby, which might be sufficient grass? I doubt it's a proper prairie, though.

There are marshlands nearby-by-car, and I know the red-wignged blackbirds live there, but I don't think they come this far very often.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

One possibility is overflow. Every environment has a carrying capacity. Blackbirds form large flocks. If they exceed the local marshland, the extra birds could spill over into other areas.

We see a lot of them here in the summer.