Chirps and Cheeps

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  Birds from my Deck

Published: April 12, 2020
Tags: My Feeders, pileated woodpecker, mourning dove, northern cardinal, red-tailed hawk, american robin, turkey vulture, purple finch, cooper's hawk, red-breasted nuthatch, red-bellied woodpecker, common merganser, eastern bluebird, bald eagle, northern harrier, red-shouldered hawk, common loon, fox sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker, chipping sparrow, brown-headed cowbird

Thankfully, this winter has had very little snow.  I'm still on crutches but with a little assistance from my indulging husband, I'm able to bundle up on our deck with my binoculars and camera and watch for any birds that might land in the yard or fly overhead.  The weather, although still cold, has been very kind!  Here are a few nice sights I've had while waiting to be able to resume normal activities...

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Pileated Woodpecker, a regular here...

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This Mourning Dove gave me a nice pose so I obliged and took its photo...

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This was from inside - a male Northern Cardinal attacking his reflection. True breeding behavior - perceiving a competitor.

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Our first yard spring American Robin

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My First of Year (FOY) Turkey Vulture

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One of my yard favorites - a female Purple Finch and FOY

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A Cooper's Hawk with breeding fluffy undertail coverts

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A cute, little Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)

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Our first male Purple Finch - such a gorgeous bird!

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A little flock of Common Mergansers flew over - a first for my yard.

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A pair of Eastern Bluebirds keep checking out our nest boxes. Fingers crossed!

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A handsome male Eastern Bluebird

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This adult Bald Eagle was fun to have fly over!

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My husband drove me up to the Hamburg Hawkwatch where I saw and watched for raptors. This Northern Harrier was a fun sight!

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Back home, I had a nice adult Red-shouldered Hawk flyover

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How fun to have a Common Loon fly over!

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A male Purple Finch displaying to an interested female Purple Finch

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Fox Sparrows came to the yard!

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...and a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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My first Chipping Sparrow of the year

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Male Brown-headed Cowbird




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