Adventures in Birding

Bird Bath

I bought a bird bath last week for my yard! Expert birders like to say that it will attract warblers and other birds who might not eat seeds.

So far, it's attracted more Grackles. I typically get one or two Grackles in my yard, and now I have five!

I guess most people consider them nuisance birds, but I find them really entertaining. One took a bath in the bird bath yesterday and really got into it! It was hopping around and splashing water all over the place! Today one almost lost its balance standing on the edge of the bird bath!

It's only the bigger birds that have taken a drink out of the bath, Grackles and Blue Jays. It might be too deep for the smaller birds, or maybe they just haven't noticed it yet. I could add some stones to the bottom of it for the smaller birds to step on, but then it's more to clean, so I'm not sure.

I added a second hummingbird feeder around the corner from the old one so maybe the males won't fight so much. So far, though, I've just seen one male go to both of the feeders.

The Robin seems to be doing well on her nest!

This week I also saved a Box Turtle   on World Turtle Day and I spotted a female Scarlet Tanager   and a female Common Yellowthroat   that I think nests near my house!

Another fun week in birding! :)