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Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Bird Watching Adventures!
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Hello, Everyone! Welcome Back to Clair and Sadie's Bird Watching Adventures!
Here are the birds we have seen recently:
- House Sparrow
- House Finch
- Northern Mockingbird
- Curve-Billed Thrasher
- Canyon Towhee
- Ladder-Backed Woodpecker
- Greater Roadrunner
- Pyrrhuloxia
- European Starling
- Inca Dove
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Hutton's Vireo
- Pine Siskin
- Mourning Dove
Photo Gallery
Sorry, Our Cameras were out of Batteries, so we didn't get any photos. Here are some past photos of some birds in the list, though! Some were from our camping trip last year of a cardinal, and some were taken last month.
Northern Cardinal
Pine Siskin
House Sparrow
Female House Finch
Clair & Sadie's Bird Watching Journal
Clair: 4 Days ago, we heard a little Canyon Towhee. Then we saw it sitting on a branch in the branch pile. Then what happened was incredible!
Sadie: The Towhee saw a Gray Hairstreak butterfly. It flew in a swirl and caught the butterfly. From there, it flew to perch on the edge of our camper trailer's carport, and there it ate it's butterfly. It did the same thing with a white Cabbage Butterfly.
Birding By Ear
Clair: We have gotten pretty good at birding by ear; by finding out what certain species that live in our area sound like on Audubon, and then listening outdoors and referencing our mental sound library. Some of my favorites I have mastered are: House Finch, House Sparrow, Curve-Billed Thrasher, Ladder-Backed Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal and Pyrrhuloxia, and Inca Dove. We wanted to share this with you, and picked out some common birds with distinct calls from around the country on Audubon. The Birds in Green are ones that live here that we have mastered their calls, the ones in orange live here, but we haven't mastered their calls, and the ones in red do not live here. Click on the birds you want to hear, and it will take you to their page on Audubon. Scroll down to the sounds, and click them to listen. You can explore Audubon to find and listen to your favorite bird near you!
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eurasian Collared-Dove
House Finch
House Sparrow
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Painted Bunting
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Tufted Titmouse
We hope You enjoyed this post of Clair & Sadie's Bird Watching Adventures!
Clair: 4 Days ago, we heard a little Canyon Towhee. Then we saw it sitting on a branch in the branch pile. Then what happened was incredible!
Sadie: The Towhee saw a Gray Hairstreak butterfly. It flew in a swirl and caught the butterfly. From there, it flew to perch on the edge of our camper trailer's carport, and there it ate it's butterfly. It did the same thing with a white Cabbage Butterfly.
Birding By Ear
Clair: We have gotten pretty good at birding by ear; by finding out what certain species that live in our area sound like on Audubon, and then listening outdoors and referencing our mental sound library. Some of my favorites I have mastered are: House Finch, House Sparrow, Curve-Billed Thrasher, Ladder-Backed Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal and Pyrrhuloxia, and Inca Dove. We wanted to share this with you, and picked out some common birds with distinct calls from around the country on Audubon. The Birds in Green are ones that live here that we have mastered their calls, the ones in orange live here, but we haven't mastered their calls, and the ones in red do not live here. Click on the birds you want to hear, and it will take you to their page on Audubon. Scroll down to the sounds, and click them to listen. You can explore Audubon to find and listen to your favorite bird near you!
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eurasian Collared-Dove
House Finch
House Sparrow
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Painted Bunting
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Tufted Titmouse
We hope You enjoyed this post of Clair & Sadie's Bird Watching Adventures!
Oct. - Dec. 2015 Live Class Session: Sadie C. from Texas Blogs about the Snowy Owl
Hello everyone! Merry Christmas! Today I am blogging about one of my favorite birds, and my favorite owl. Drum roll, please... the majestic Snowy Owl!
These owls are awesome!!! They aren't even nocturnal, so you can see them in the day. They hunt low to the ground, or perched on a branch, to see their prey. They catch mice, rabbits, voles, ground squirrels, and lemmings. They also eat fish and ducks, geese, grebes, murrelets, and some songbirds.
They build their nests on a hill. They make a little depression in the hill, and it has no lining. Nest may be used for many years. 3-11 eggs, depending on how much prey is available. Incubation by female only foe 31-33 days, young leave nest at 2-3 weeks, fly at 7 weeks.
Source: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/snowy-owl
Photo sources:
person & owl: By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
female: By Arjan Haverkamp
male: By Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo
baby: By Arjan Haverkamp
These owls are awesome!!! They aren't even nocturnal, so you can see them in the day. They hunt low to the ground, or perched on a branch, to see their prey. They catch mice, rabbits, voles, ground squirrels, and lemmings. They also eat fish and ducks, geese, grebes, murrelets, and some songbirds.
They build their nests on a hill. They make a little depression in the hill, and it has no lining. Nest may be used for many years. 3-11 eggs, depending on how much prey is available. Incubation by female only foe 31-33 days, young leave nest at 2-3 weeks, fly at 7 weeks.
Source: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/snowy-owl
Photo sources:
person & owl: By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
female: By Arjan Haverkamp
male: By Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo
baby: By Arjan Haverkamp
Student from Birds March - May 8-week Session 2014. The Northern Cardinal by Nura F. from New Mexico. Use of oil pastels. Copyright 2014.
Student from Birds March - May 8-week Session 2014. A Florida Flamingo by Nura F. from New Mexico. Use of oil pastels. Copyright 2014.
King Penguins
Student from Birds year long course 2012 & 2013. Elena O. Copyright 2013
Elena wrote:
"Here's a drawing I did of a King Penguin couple, and their chick.
• King penguins are the most "classic" of penguins.
• They are also one of the largest species of penguins, standing about 3 ft tall, and 33 lbs.
• The estimated number of breeding pairs in the world is at least 2 million.
• King penguins don't make a nest, but lay the egg and carry it around on their feet until it hatches. The parents take turns carrying the egg, and when they're not holding it, they go out for food.
• They breed on the subantarctic islands, South Georgia, the Falkland islands, and Tierra del fuego."
Elena wrote:
"Here's a drawing I did of a King Penguin couple, and their chick.
• King penguins are the most "classic" of penguins.
• They are also one of the largest species of penguins, standing about 3 ft tall, and 33 lbs.
• The estimated number of breeding pairs in the world is at least 2 million.
• King penguins don't make a nest, but lay the egg and carry it around on their feet until it hatches. The parents take turns carrying the egg, and when they're not holding it, they go out for food.
• They breed on the subantarctic islands, South Georgia, the Falkland islands, and Tierra del fuego."
Birds full year course 2012 & 2013: Abbie O's Blog about Rockhopper Penguins
Abbie wrote:
"Smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudypets.
- Bright yellow eyebrows that end in long plumes extending sideways behind a red eye.
- They are called "Rockhoppers" because in order to get around obstacles such as rocks and uneven ground, Rockhoppers will attempt to hop over them.
- Their breeding season starts in September and usually ends in November.
- They lay two eggs, but only one is usually incubated.
- Rockhoppers have been included in several movies, including "Happy Feet", inwhich the character Lovelace is a Rockhopper.
I find this photo of the Rockhopper very amusing:"
Abbie wrote:
"Smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudypets.
- Bright yellow eyebrows that end in long plumes extending sideways behind a red eye.
- They are called "Rockhoppers" because in order to get around obstacles such as rocks and uneven ground, Rockhoppers will attempt to hop over them.
- Their breeding season starts in September and usually ends in November.
- They lay two eggs, but only one is usually incubated.
- Rockhoppers have been included in several movies, including "Happy Feet", inwhich the character Lovelace is a Rockhopper.
I find this photo of the Rockhopper very amusing:"
But here's one that shows more of it.
Text copyright Elena O. 2013. Photographs are from Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons