Adventures in Birding

#161-162

A fellow birder let me know of a really great birding spot less than two miles from my house! I visited this morning and heard, #161, Prairie Warbler and #162, Grasshopper Sparrow.

Later at home, I was walking around our small lot and I spotted an American Robin on her nest  ! I get Robins in my yard sometimes, but they usually just look around and hop over to my neighbor's yard. See, my yard has no grass, so Robins lose interest quickly. Lately, though, I've noticed some Robins spending a lot of time in my yard. They've started getting aggressive/territorial toward other birds (especially the Blue Jays), so I figured they had a nest somewhere close by. I had no idea it was on my garage!

I'm trying to leave her alone to incubate her eggs, but I hope to see a glimpse of baby Robins before the fledge (leave the nest)! She's in a pretty high-trafficked area, mostly cars driving by but often people walk right by. She's up pretty high, at least ten feet, though, so she's out of reach. I hope she has a successful nest, and I'm thrilled she picked my garage for her nest! (I'm also grateful she's not blocking that gutter!)