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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Napper on June 03, 2025, 10:30:53 AM

Title: Birding from the Deck
Post by: Napper on June 03, 2025, 10:30:53 AM

Yesterday was another great day for birding from the deck.Eastern Wood Pewee calling most of the day.Cardinals and American Goldfinch's at the feeder with a Hummingbird buzzing around.This morning
Great Creasted Flycatcher again in the big oaksEastern Phoebe calling. Red Eyed vireo calling.
I finally was able to ID the mystery bird from last year, using "Birdnet"   a Black Throated Green Warbler calling behind the house.White Breasted Nuthatch at the feeders. RB or RH Woodpecker drumming on tree behind us, it only called once and was too brief to ID.

Napper @ the Beach

Title: Re: Birding from the Deck
Post by: Shortsighted on June 03, 2025, 11:27:07 AM

How does the aurora look from the beach?  Best day for a good visual should be Thursday, I think.

Title: Re: Birding from the Deck
Post by: Napper on June 03, 2025, 06:51:26 PM

Too smokey to see anything last evening, Moon was orange
re: yesterday
Was trying get an image of the Cardinal and the Goldfinch together, it was too dark
Then the Hummingbird started buzzing around
Napper:)

Title: Re: Birding from the Deck
Post by: Napper on June 05, 2025, 02:18:32 PM

The Great Creasted Flycatchers are still hanging around the yard. One was in the garden yesterday.Two today in Lilac and then on Internet cable.Unexpected Yard bird (s).
Male hummingbird is still attracted to my red black oil seed feeder.
Napper :)

Title: Re: Birding from the Deck
Post by: Shortsighted on June 05, 2025, 02:47:08 PM

Hanging around the yard, eh.  Then you put them to work in the garden.  Well done!  Now on the internet cable ... that one must be the cable guy.  Thought experiment:  Put some syrup on your nose, don a bright red plastic rain coat and a matching red rain hat and then stand absolutely still for a half hour.  See what the hummer does.  As an added incentive ... maybe even hang a sign around your neck ... "FREE".   I guess that it would never work out.  You would need to have validation by way of a picture and who is going to serve that role.  One thing is certain, it's never been done before.

Title: Re: Birding from the Deck
Post by: Napper on June 06, 2025, 04:43:55 PM

Yep GCFC it was in the garden then along the edge.
I am thinking they have a nest very close by as they are vocal all day long around the yard.

What you are seeing is the railing of the deck, was trying to sneak up on the bird.