The Following Are Posts About:
Various Bird Species and Their Behavior
Many of these are accounts of birds visiting my backyard in Maryland.
Some are common birds. Some are more unexpected.
There are also some posts on learning more about birds
Including a couple that touch on helpful birding apps you can get.
Cornell Lab’s Merlin Bird ID app is a fun way to learn more bird songs and calls. The Sound ID portion of this simple to use free smartphone app can help you identify a bird by sound. Spend some time with this app and you may find yourself identifying more and more birds by their songs.
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Continue reading Bird Identification Using Merlin Sound ID
For the past week, Brood X Cicadas have been increasing in numbers each day . . . and my bird feeders have been almost empty of birds. With so many delicious cicadas to eat, most but not all, of my local backyard birds don’t need to come to feeders.
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Continue reading Cicadas and Empty Bird Feeders
While most birds in your yard probably consume insects and/or seeds, some backyard birds do eat other birds. Some target adult birds. Some eat other birds’ nestlings. And some eat the eggs of other birds. Do you know which ones? You might be surprised!
Continue reading Backyard Birds That Eat Other Birds