Backyard Birds

On Saturday Adam and I went to Target to pick up some goodies for our nephew Sam, and while we were there, we also picked up bird seed for the little birds in our backyard. They were so happy to see the feeder full once again. I also put out a special treat for them...peanut butter bread with seed. I sat in the window and watched them (and the pregnant squirrel!!) happily hop around the yard, scarfing down everything in a matter of hours!

When we first moved here I was sure that I wouldn't be able to enjoy any bird watching because it was the city....there aren't any birds here. I almost didn't put our feeder in the backyard, but Adam insisted and I'm so glad I did. While I don't have the same types of birds as I did in MI, I do have a nice mix. Here is a list of the types of birds (so far) that have stopped by our feeder:

1. Sparrows (many cheeky lil devils!)
2. House Finches
3. Doves
4. Blue Jays
5. Cardinals (a nesting pair, and a young male)
6. Chickadees
7. Gray Catbird
8. Northern Mockingbird

The last 2 are my favorites! The Mockingbirds are so funny, the picture above is one. They have a really long tail, and they jump around and have the loudest song! We think they might be nesting in our chimney, as we do see them on the roof a lot. The catbird just showed up yesterday and left her mark on Adam's shovel...I'm sure he's very happy to have her visiting our feeder:) There is also a small woodpecker in the neighborhood, but it hasn't stopped by to visit us. It's dinner time, and the feeder is full once again...but for how long?!