Young Cardinal

This young cardinal was raised in the rafters of my pole shed. He
made a wrong turn as he left the nest and ended up in my shop. My
bird dog and I spotted him about the same time. I caught the bird
first, took a quick photo and the last I saw of him he was fluttering
away into the pines.

Art Bakker

Eastern Phoebe Nest with 5 young

This nest is on a small shelf outside the kitchen window. 

 

Alma Ronningen, Dent, MN

Elf Owl

Elf Owl was photographed May 17th at Benson - Rio Grande Valley State Park in extreme southern Texas.

Posted by Denis Mudderman

Monday Field Trip

Joan Burke, Kay Hartness, Bruce Besse, Nancy Henke and I went with Willma Hanson and Mike Murphy today on their count route through the Hamden area.  Mike was filling in for Bob Scherzer who was out of town.  We saw a total of 39 different species.  Most notable birds were Red Necked Phalarope, Wilson's Phalarope, American Bittern and baby Great Horned Owls in the nest.  It was a beautiful, fun day!  

   Alma Ronningen

Purple Gallinule

Photographed today at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Texas.  The Purple Gallinule doesn't travel too far north and I finally saw one last week.

Posted by Denis Mudderman

More new birds

Birds this week are Sat, the 8th - House Wren and Blue Gray Gnatcatcher.  Sunday, the 9th Baltimore Orioles

Weds, the 12th Yellow Warblers and Thurs, the 13th Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Chestnut Sided Warbler.  Every day something else seems to show up.

 

I love Spring!!    Alma Ronningen, Dent, MN

 

Bird Sightings

Our first male Rose-breasted Grosbeak showed up yesterday, May 10th along with the White-throated Sparrow and Yellow Rumped Warblers. A co-worker had a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a Baltimore Oriole this morning, May 11th.

Shar

Rose Breasted Grosbeak & others

We had our first Rose Breasted Grosbeak at the feeder today.  Also have White Crowned Sparrows in the yard today; 3 Sandhill Cranes flew over when I was in the garden an hour ago.      Alma Ronningen, Dent, MN

Brown Thrasher

Had a Brown Thrasher in the yard yesterday and there were 15 Trumpeter Swans in the field south of our house.

Alma Ronningen, Dent, MN

White Throated Sparrows

Suddenly today our yard is full of White Throated Sparrows.  Also saw a Harris's Sparrow and a Lincoln's Sparrow. They must have blown in with the rain.  I saw our first Yellow Rumped Warblers on Wednesday. 

Alma Ronningen, Dent, MN