It is indeed amazing all that you can see and hear just by sitting still and observing, isn't it? I had a similar experience last week, while we were having a get-together with several friends in our suburban back yard: 13 bird species in 25 minutes. Activity at the feeders is up here in northern Arizona this time every year; I figure the birdies must be fattening up before migration later on. Is that a thing?
Very good! We get 12 of those species plus Red- and White-breasted Nuthatches on a regular basis, but never any warblers in our yard. I think that might be because one neighbor has no vegetation except for a giant cedar hedge behind the pool, plus they have their yard sprayed for mosquitoes; and unfortunately our mature trees are not native (honey locust and Japanese lilac); and our other neighbor has Norway Maples, and poisons his perfect lawn; while his neighbor has AstroTurf.🙄 Behind us we have a soccer field. Luckily though, we have a beautiful forest and a creek beyond that.
You have problems with your neighbours - fortunately our town completely bans pesticide spraying of any sort and fines people caught doing so. We get the Nuthatches but for whatever reason, not today.
It is indeed amazing all that you can see and hear just by sitting still and observing, isn't it? I had a similar experience last week, while we were having a get-together with several friends in our suburban back yard: 13 bird species in 25 minutes. Activity at the feeders is up here in northern Arizona this time every year; I figure the birdies must be fattening up before migration later on. Is that a thing?
That is indeed a thing ... and "our" birds will be heading your way in coming weeks
Very good! We get 12 of those species plus Red- and White-breasted Nuthatches on a regular basis, but never any warblers in our yard. I think that might be because one neighbor has no vegetation except for a giant cedar hedge behind the pool, plus they have their yard sprayed for mosquitoes; and unfortunately our mature trees are not native (honey locust and Japanese lilac); and our other neighbor has Norway Maples, and poisons his perfect lawn; while his neighbor has AstroTurf.🙄 Behind us we have a soccer field. Luckily though, we have a beautiful forest and a creek beyond that.
You have problems with your neighbours - fortunately our town completely bans pesticide spraying of any sort and fines people caught doing so. We get the Nuthatches but for whatever reason, not today.