It’s time to start the bird count again. Last year wasn’t the best. I only photographed 36 birds. That is up from the last two years but still not the best. So today was a warm cloudy day but I was able to get out and get the count started. I photographed 6 birds on this first day. Here are the ones I saw:
#6 Song Sparrow
#5 Mourning Dove
#4 American Robin
#3 Northern Mockingbird
#2 Northern Cardinal
#1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
I went bird watching today and here are the birds I’ve added to my count.
#36 Common Yellowthroat
#35 Barn Swallow
#34 Red-winged Blackbird
#33 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
#32 Brown-headed Cowbird
#31 Red-headed Woodpecker
#30 Common Grackle
#29 Great Blue Heron
#27 Red-tailed Hawk
#28 American Crow
I photographed two more birds recently. I’m adding these to the list.
#26 Song Sparrow
#25 House Finch
My friend Jill and I went to the National Arboretum to see what might be blooming. It was much but there were a lot of birds. I was able to add five more birds to my count. I also took a few other pictures at the Arboretum.
Birds I added to the list:
#24 Brown Thrasher
#23 Northern Mockingbird
#22 Pileated Woodpecker
#21 White-breasted Nuthatch
#20 Blue Jay
Today we spent the day with the Dails. We had brunch and mimosas and candy and wine. It was a fun day and it was great to spend time with the whole family and with Max’s girlfriend. They have tons of birds in their yard so I was able to add more birds to my bird count.
And here are the birds I saw.
#19 Mourning Dove
#18 Eastern Bluebird
#17 Red-shouldered Hawk
#16 Red-headed Vulture
#15 European Starling
#14 Tufted Titmouse
