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POTD 9/22/24
FUN PHOEBE FACT - We had a great birding year watching Phoebes hunt for and feed two hatches of chicks this summer. I just read that John James Audubon was the first to tag a bird and that he did it in 1804 tagging Eastern Phoebes nesting on his property. He attached thin, silver bands on the legs of several phoebes and the following year the phoebes returned - leg bands intact. We are expecting "our" Phoebes to leave on migration soon - and Audubon's banding experiment lets us hope we'll see them back next Spring.
POTD 9/21/24
CARDINAL FAMILY - The Hummingbirds in our gardens were a constant source of entertainment for us this summer - now that they are gone, our avian entertainment has been a family of Cardinals. Obvious adults and at least three juveniles in various stages of feather maturity.
POTD 9/20/24
STARTIN' TO LOOK LIKE FALL - Leaves are just starting to turn in Southern New Hampshire.
POTD 9/19/24
GETTIN' MY RED ON - A young male Cardinal growing into his namesake red feathers. When they leave the nest, young Cardinals have a dark bill without any bright color. A few weeks later the dark color will have faded and the bill becomes bright orange-red like the adults. This young male's dull juvenile feathers are being replaced by his more adult-like, brightly colored feathers.
POTD 9/18/24
EAGLE ALERT - We spotted this immature Bald Eagle on the beaver pond today. Bald Eagles don't get their distinctive white head until about three years of age. We are seeing eagles on the beaver pond regularly - after years of almost never seeing an eagle.
