Saturday 13 September 2014

Gray Catbird, Blue-headed Vireo

The majority of the time, I go birding alone. Today however, my four year old son tagged along and it was great to have his company. Four year old's ask the best questions and are incredibly observant. He actually called out a sparrow that I didn't even notice was there! (he goes around phishing just like I do)

We got to see and hear five Gray Catbirds (he gets a kick out of their name and even more out of how they sound) and a Blue-headed Vireo. I don't often see Blue-headed Vireos, but it was funny because once we got home, there were two right in the backyard! I feel like in the second picture, it was sticking its head right out at me so that it was very clear what kind of bird it is.



Carolina Wren - 100th post!

For over three weeks now, I have either consistently seen or at least heard a Carolina Wren right in my backyard. It is quite a challenge to get a decent picture as it really only appears at dusk. It has been around so long that I have been fortunate enough to hear many of its different songs and calls. 

I actually started to post on another birding site last month. My first post was actually about the Carolina Wren and when I first noticed it in my yard. On the 23rd of every month I will be posting so I will often save different pictures to post on Bird Canada. Here is last month's post;  http://www.birdcanada.com/first-post-new-brunswick/ 


Thursday 4 September 2014

Bay-breasted Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler

Yesterday I noticed a new bird without even having to leave my backyard! A Bay-breasted Warbler showed up along with a Yellow, Common Yellowthroat and Black-throated Green Warblers (second picture).

I've now had 77 different species visit or flyover my yard. This also makes for 153 different species in NB for the year so I am that much closer to beating my record of 16.