ARDonoghue's Blog (2)

Gary has posted that there's a new yard life bird in his Nunn habitat and I sure wish it would come to visit me. I really like Northern Mockingbirds. I didn't see them growing up in Michigan, but when we moved to New Jersey I got the full exposure. My yard was always occupied by 2 or 3 breeding pairs. I enjoyed their constant variety of calls, even when they went on all night long, the flash of wings as they flew off, the babies on the ground begging for food upon first leaving the nest. I've w… Continue

It's been an amazing weekend in my yard. The recent rains have cause spring to really spring - the serviceberry, crabapple, lilacs, cherry, apple, basket of gold alyssum and tulips are all in full bloom. There are 3 Western Chorus Frogs singing from my little 5' diameter garden pond. And the birds are just falling out of the sky into my yard. Here's the list for this weekend (FOS - first of spring; LB - Life Bird; YB - Yard Bird First): Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel Mourning Dove Eurasia… Continue