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Project FeederWatch Week 17 (and 16)

A Common Grackle looks around the yard On Sunday morning, I became the only person in Austin, TX to become excited about seeing grackles. That’s because 8 Common Grackles showed up, and while they’re...

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Project FeederWatch Week 18

The highlight for Week 18 of Project FeederWatch was a Red-winged Blackbird at the tube feeder. This was only the second time I’ve seen one in the yard (the other time was June 12, 2007). I watched him...

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Project FeederWatch Week 19

This was a busy week for the birds. At 19 species, this week had the most diversity and even included a lifer: the Brown-headed Cowbird, my 100th life bird. The cowbirds came in a small mixed flock of...

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Project FeederWatch Week 20

A possum visits the bird feeder Sometimes the most interesting visitors come by night. I usually bring the feeder in after dark, but some nights the possum beats me to it. Phoebe discovered him up...

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What I Learned about My Backyard from Project FeederWatch

A Common Grackle looks around the yard Project FeederWatch ended last weekend. For those just tuning in, PFW is a citizen science project run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The idea is that you...

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Project FeederWatch – Month 1

Chipping Sparrow I learned so much about my backyard and its avian visitors last year that I decided to participate in Project FeederWatch again. Plus, it’s good to be a part of this citizen science...

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Project FeederWatch – Month 2

Carolina Wren waits for breakfast Download: c-wren_and_bc-titmouse.mp3 The above recording is a Carolina Wren followed by a response from a Black-crested Titmouse. The wren follows and then they sing...

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Counts

A Ladder-backed Woodpecker, which did not show up in these counts Since finishing my small year, I’ve enjoyed going back to not counting birds quite so much. I’m still participating in Project...

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Return of the Chipping Sparrows

The return of the chipping sparrows is the first real sign that autumn is coming to central Texas. We know it’s here, has been for a month, and the occasional flirtatious cold front suggests that...

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The Usual Suspects

Lesser goldfinch Most all of the usual suspects have checked in for this year’s Project FeederWatch. The orange-crowned warbler and ruby-crowned kinglet came back to the suet feeders last weekend, and...

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