Geese Flying Overhead in “V” Formation photos by Larry Jordan
As the winter turns to spring and the geese once again begin flying north in those beautiful “V” formations you hear flying overhead, it is time to check your nest boxes once again. Even if you cleaned your birdhouses out in the fall, after all the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Birding Supplies'
Birdhouse Spring Cleaning and The Great Backyard Bird Count
January 28th, 2010 · 6 Comments
Tags: Bird Feeders · Bird Houses
Birds In My Yard In January
January 24th, 2010 · 17 Comments
Hermit Thrush photos by Larry Jordan
Enjoying the cold and rainy day off today, I decided it would be a great day to record some backyard birds for Project FeederWatch. If you haven’t heard, Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North [...]
Tags: Bird Feeders · Bird Photography Weekly · Bird Sightings · MyWorld
The Children’s Bluebird Activity Book, B is for Bufflehead and Chippy Chipmunk
November 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments
The new revised Children’s Bluebird Activity Book is available at Mountain Bluebird Trails website where you can download a copy or order copies of this wonderful children’s book.
The book contains fascinating facts, stories, quizzes, puzzles, photographs, pictures to color and more. It is written at the 4th grade level so parents, grandparents, teachers and other [...]
Tags: Bird Books and Guides
Bluebirds “Back From The Brink” And Other Cavity Nesting Bird Species
July 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments
Western Bluebird Nestlings At 5 Days Old all photos by Larry Jordan
House Sparrows, imported from Europe in 1851, multiplied so rapidly in the United States that by the early 1900s they were displacing Bluebirds at an alarming rate by competing for nesting sites. People who loved the very popular bird that "carries the sky on [...]
Tags: Bird Houses · Bluebirds · Cavity Nesting · Conservation
Ash-throated Flycatchers Are Hatching In Oak Run For Bird Photography Weekly
June 7th, 2009 · 13 Comments
Ash-throated Flycatcher Feeding Young In A Nest Box photos by Larry Jordan
I love this time of year! Ash-throated Flycatchers are so much fun to watch as they hawk insects and catch them in mid air. Plus they have a sweet call that is a delight to wake up to in the morning. I went out [...]
Tags: Bird Houses · Bird Photography Weekly · Bird Sightings · Cavity Nesting































