Adventures in Birding

#30

I had one new bird since I last posted, #30, Mute Swans. I drove to a nearby state park but the lake was frozen over and I didn't see a single bird! On Sunday I went to the gamelands since the temps were way up in the single digits! I saw some birds, but nothing new.

Earlier today it was in the 20s, so I went to a marsh/dam area. Again, I saw some birds, but nothing new. I did get one decent photo of a Tufted Titmouse  . I'm always trying to improve my photos of birds. They can be tough to capture!

I bought some new bird seed that was on clearance at Walmart. It has some kind of pepper added to it to keep squirrels away. (I don't necessarily mind feeding squirrels. They have to eat, too! But when one sits in my bird feeder eating all the seed...) The Blue Jays   seem to like the new seed!

My sister found an Eastern Screech Owl sunning in a hollowed out tree today! That's pretty darn exciting! Even the expert birders I know say they've never spotted an owl in the wild! Very cool!