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The Great Backyard Bird Count got me back into birding!  I stopped putting food out about 2 years ago because we had a problem with mice, although I would provide the occasional suet.  Well, the mice are always going to be around.  Our backyard is always active with cardinals, robins, chickadees and more, but without the feeder going I would only catch glimpses of them.  Now I can watch as different birds jockey for position at the black oil sunflower seeds.  I’m planning on putting out some thistle this weekend.

I tried to get a picture of the immature dark-morph redtail (not sure if it’s a redtail, but it’s a good bet).  Driving around near the highway and we spotted him.  He was being chased by an adult redtail and flew out of view.  Hopefully he wasn’t chased from his territory and I can get a picture this weekend.

I think we have a fox that cruises through our yard.  I saw tracks in the snow and I don’t think it’s a cat.  I’ll have to put a bell on him!

Being amazed by birds, I’ve always wanted to learn more about them. What better way than to create a blog where I can read, watch and listen and then post what I find. And hopefully, learn something from other birders in the process.

I participated in my first Great Backyard Bird Count yesterday and hope to count more birds today. I stayed in my yard and counted the usual cardinals, dark-eyed juncos and finches. While driving around I spotted a dark morph hawk and I couldn’t decide what it was. It looked like a broadwing. I need another look and I’m going to try to take a picture.

I found an excellent site by Patrick Belardo called The Hawk Owl’s Nest. Check it out. I hope to be spending some time there and maybe I’ll even contribute.

Time to get counting!