The backyard was quite busy yesterday with over 20 species visiting the feeders in the day. We even had our first Red-breasted Nuthatch in some time stop by to harass the Chickadees. The Downy Woodpecker was a very young male just getting his red head feathers.
Couple of shots of a Dicksissel seen in the Greene/Sullivan State Forest (Indiana)
The Cooper’s Hawk babies have finally made an appearance. Looks like 2 young ones this year.
We have 4 Kildeer living in the parking lot of Country Insurance.
Per Cornell.edu, “A shorebird you can see without going to the beach, Killdeer are graceful plovers common to lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, and parking lots. These tawny birds run across the ground in spurts, stopping with a jolt every so often to check their progress, or to see if they’ve startled up any insect prey. Their voice, a far-carrying, excited kill-deer, is a common sound even after dark, often given in flight as the bird circles overhead on slender wings.”
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