The yard has held some surprises today.
I was heading down a path to see what I could find when Mom, who was birding from the back steps, called to me quietly and motioned to the water feature. An inquisitive NOWA was bobbing on top of the brush stacked beside it. This happened not 20 minutes after complaining to Putz about how unproductive my water feature has been. Unfortunately, this is not a first for the yard this year. Gosh, there I go complaining again.
Earlier in the day I found a CMWA sallying out after insects from the top of a tall spruce along the south boundary. A couple of YTVI were feeding with several MAWA in a tangle on the east side of the property and an individual RCKI was in the understory by the house. Others of interest: BGGN, BAWW, multiple REVI and scads of SWTH enjoying poke berries.
Yesterday a BTNW was with a WIWA in the walnut tree by the garage, a WOTH was feeding on Virginia creeper berries and a couple EABL finally showed themselves.
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It is very interesting to note how similar yet different our yards are. For instance, Yellow-throated Vireo would be a LIFE yardbird for me, and gnatcatcher is very rare here. And a waterthrush- I bet the only way I get either waterthrush is by nocturnal flight call!
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