Since we moved to our new home (in northern Illinois) we’ve been trying to attract birds to our backyard. The first few weeks we didn’t see a single bird at our feeders. The first bird to visit was an American Goldfinch at the end of February. In the last 3 months we’ve seen 19 different species in our backyard. We now have eight feeders and a bird bath and it’s busy every day.
It’s so much fun to sit outside and watch the birds. My favorite backyard birds are the Baltimore Orioles. We have some oranges out for them on our fence.
Male Baltimore Oriole
Here are some pictures of our backyard birds. Most of these pictures were made with our Wingscapes Birdcam:
House Finches
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Female Baltimore Oriole
Black-capped Chickadee
Northern Cardinal
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
American Goldfinch
Northern Flicker
What is your favorite backyard bird?
at 05:36am
Mandy wrote:
Ever since I was really young, I have been totally in love with mocking birds. I think it’s because when I was a kid, my grandparents had a place at the beach and we used to vacation there once in a while, which was always a big deal for me. The room that I slept in had a small window that I’d leave open at night and even when it was long past dark, I’d hear the mocking birds chirping outside. I suppose that now when I hear them it brings back the memories and feelings I associated with visiting that place.
at 05:06pm
Ashira wrote:
Awww!
You get all the same birds we do. ^__^ Do you have Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks in your area? They’ve just come back to our neighbourhood for the summer and I forget just how gorgeous they are until I see them every year. <3
at 07:37pm
Birdorable wrote:
We don’t see mockingbirds where we live in Illinois but coincidentally we arrived in Florida today and we have seen them everywhere here. They are indeed very cute and one of our favorites to see when we visit Florida.
at 07:39pm
Birdorable wrote:
They are common here (northeastern Illinois) and we have often seen them in the field but unfortunately not in our yard. Maybe some day!
at 09:32am
Ashira wrote:
I think they like safflower seeds if you’ve got any of those at your feeder. We have a grosbeak here who keeps trying to come in through our sliding glass door…I have no idea what he’s up to!
at 09:12am
Mandy wrote:
Probably my second favorite backyard bird is the tufted titmouse. They are absolutely adorable (they look like they have such big eyes!) and I love their chirping.
at 02:31am
Jack D. Royer wrote:
I carve and sculpt and am looking for measurment statistics. At this time I am looking for full statistics on a red headed wood Pecker. maybe you can help me or stir me in the right direction. thanks Jack
at 06:21pm
Birdorable wrote:
Hi Jack, you can try the Cornell website for details on bird statistics. Here is the page for the Red-headed Woodpecker: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-headed_Woodpecker/lifehistory. Good luck.