We have new tenants! Mr. & Mrs. Bluebird :)

My mother had given me a birdhouse, the same as she has in her backyard in Maine. Even though I already had two other bird houses in two different trees, in the past 6 years, no one chose to live in them. Lo and behold, mom's birdhouse encouraged two bluebirds to take up residence. The problem is that the house is on a pole and I had not yet gotten the pole into the ground!  It's just leaning against the fence. I hope it's heavy enough to stay put & not let our cat, Rocky, disturb it. 

We officially have an owl

Finally was conscious enough in the early morning to identify our owl sounds. It's a Barred Ow.Check him out at:: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barred_Owl/id

Velvety Cowbird

Well, it was the right size, the right color, but was not the Red Winged Blackbird I had hoped for. When I got a closer look through the telescope, I saw the unmistakable head of the Cowbird. Pretty on a Spring day, and hoping for more colored songbirds with the warmer weather. 

Back after more than a year...and with the 1st Bluebird of Spring!

I've taken a long hiatus from writing in my bird blog.  In the interim I've moved into a newly built house.  It's taken 6 months to encourage the birds to visit over what has been a very long and difficult winter.  But, with more forested lands and with a pond, there are new birds as well as old friends.  Check back for more pics soon!