{"id":3735,"date":"2021-03-20T22:26:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T22:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoog.com\/wp\/?page_id=3735"},"modified":"2021-03-21T00:22:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T00:22:48","slug":"birds-in-our-yard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepoog.com\/wp\/new-page-title\/technology\/agriculture\/ornamental-production\/birds-in-our-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"Birds in Our Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><em>Opened March 20, 2021. Last updated by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thepoog.com\/wp\/author\/thepoog\/\" target=\"_blank\">The POOG<\/a> on March 20, 2021.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We live on a large town lot on the edge of a small conservation area. Although I try and support bird life, much of it calls the conservation area their home. This is a list of birds we have seen in the last 4 years with a bit of information about them. We have two feeders plus a suet station. One feeder is for black oiled sunflower seeds. The other is for finch-type birds and consists of white and red millet and niger seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the bird&#8217;s name has an active link, it is to a recording of its call (source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bird-sounds.net<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confirmed Birds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/american-crow\">American crow<\/a>. They don&#8217;t come to feeders but look for nests to rob.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/american-goldfinch\/\" target=\"_blank\">American goldfinch<\/a>. We&#8217;ve had as many as a dozen migrating pairs at the feeders in the spring.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/american-robin\/\" target=\"_blank\">American robin<\/a>. The first appeared mid-march this year.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/baltimore-oriole\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore oriole<\/a>. We&#8217;ve had a couple of migrating pairs in the spring. They will use nectar feeders and like fresh orange.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/black-capped-chickadee\" target=\"_blank\">Black-capped chickadee<\/a>. They love sunflower seeds. In urban trails, they become tame enough to eat out of your hand.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/blue-jay\" target=\"_blank\">Blue jay<\/a>. Migrating visitor to the sunflower seeder.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/brown-headed-cowbird\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brown-headed cowbird<\/a>. A feeder visitor but not resident.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/hairy-woodpecker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hairy woodpecker<\/a>. Comes to a suet station.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/house-wren\" target=\"_blank\">House wren<\/a>. We had one nest in a box successfully. Bold little critters.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/mourning-dove\" target=\"_blank\">Mourning dove<\/a>. We&#8217;ve had as many as 4 pair visiting. One pair seems resident.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/northern-cardinal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Northern cardinal<\/a>. We have a pair at our sunflower feeder year round.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/northern-flicker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Northern flicker<\/a>. We watched one having a dust bath in our garden.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/red-bellied-woodpecker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red-bellied woodpecker<\/a>. Came to a suet station, only one winter. However, they are nesting close by in the conservation area by their calls.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/rose-breasted-grosbeak\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rose-breasted grosbeak<\/a>. We&#8217;ve had a pair at our sunflower feeder. The female is an undistinguished brown unlike the male.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/red-crossbill\" target=\"_blank\">Red crossbill<\/a>. Likes sunflower seed. The red head is on the dark side rather than the bright side.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/ruby-throated-hummingbird\" target=\"_blank\">Ruby-throated hummingbird<\/a>. There seem to be a pair in the neighbourhood.<\/li><li>Slate-coloured junco.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/white-breasted-nuthatch\/\" target=\"_blank\">White-breasted nuthatch<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Probable Birds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These are birds whose call we think we can identify or are birds we might expect to see. Some just need confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/brown-thrasher\" target=\"_blank\">Brown thrasher<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/chipping-sparrow\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chipping sparrow<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/common-starling\" target=\"_blank\">Common Starling<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/downy-woodpecker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Downy woodpecker<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/brown-thrasher\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/eastern-bluebird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eastern bluebird<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/gray-catbird\" target=\"_blank\">Gray catbird<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/great-crested-flycatcher\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great crested flycatcher<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/hermit-thrush\" target=\"_blank\">Hermit thrush<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/house-finch\" target=\"_blank\">House finch<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/house-sparrow\" target=\"_blank\">House sparrow<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/red-winged-blackbird\" target=\"_blank\">Red-winged blackbird<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/song-sparrow\" target=\"_blank\">Song sparrow<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aaastateofplay.com\/50-bird-species-sounds-they-make\/\" target=\"_blank\">50 Bird Species and the Sounds They Make<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/news\/a-beginners-guide-common-bird-sounds-and-what-they-mean\" target=\"_blank\">A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Common Bird Sounds and What They Mean<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bird-sounds.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bird-sounds.net<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.larkwire.com\/library\/bird-sounds\" target=\"_blank\">North American Bird Sounds, Bird Songs and Bird Calls<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturebits.org\/alphabetic.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Songs and Calls of North American Birds<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsinbackyards.net\/birds\/featured\/Top-40-Bird-Songs\" target=\"_blank\">Top 40 Bird Songs<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\".\/\">Back to Top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"..\/\">Up One Level<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opened March 20, 2021. Last updated by The POOG on March 20, 2021. We live on a large town lot on the edge of a small conservation area. Although I try and support bird life, much of it calls the conservation area their home. 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