This is an image of a Chickadee that has been roosting in an old stump that was by my window every night. I was outside this morning and found him dead at the base of it. He had one missing leg (which looked like it healed over a long time ago) and didn’t look like he was caught by something. I am thinking he either died of old age, or infection, due to his missing leg. Any suggestions as to what happened?
I know you cant see the red that indicates that he is a male; but it’s very faint and on the top of his head.
A Bald Eagle calling in response to it’s young begging.
The other day, I saw both the male and female Tree Swallows going in and out of the box. Because the weather wasn’t really nice, I waited until today to check the box. All four eggs have hatched!
On the 30th of May I noticed that the female tree swallow wasn’t really leaving the nest box, so I thought that she probably laid at least one of her eggs. Just to give her some space, I decided to wait till today to check on them. In the photo, there are three visible eggs; but I believe that there may be one more underneath of some of the feathers.
This is a American Crow fledgling that fledged just the other day. It has been getting close to my nest box that a pair of Tree Swallows are using. The Swallows try to fly on or in the nest box; but the presence of the Crow makes them not go in. When the Crow isn’t present, they will add some feathers and the female will incubate her eggs.
Just wondering if the Crow keeps on coming by if it will scare the Swallows off.
Also wondering if I mow the lawn if it will scare the Swallows off as well.
A pair of starlings was looking at the nestbox. Hoping someone claims it soon!
Found this fallen nest under a Pine tree. We had some bad storms so it probably blew down then. It’s made out of pine needles and too small to be a mockingbird nest. Any ideas?
Spotted this eggshell when we were birding, any idea what bird made it?
*RARE* yellow House Finch on a tomato cage in the backyard!!
Birding at Edith Moore in Houston, lots of birds including a banded Carolina Wren and a banded Downy Woodpecker. We also came across this nest.
Today a male starling was looking at the nestbox, he inspected the whole thing and looked inside. He called over the female who didn’t look pleased with it. (She didn’t even look inside) There is a wasp inside. We tried blasting it out with the hose yesterday, it left, and now it’s back. I heard that vaseline can help. Is this true and how do I prevent the wasp from coming back?
Rare Leucistic Chipping Sparrow at my feeder. It comes every day with the other Chipping Sparrows.
Hoping some more juncos come! I could only get one picture.
We have three Pine Warblers visiting the feeders, a male, a female, and an immature!
The chickadees have been coming every day since December 19. They have come to almost all my feeders. They are such cute birds.
So many birds at my new woodpecker log feeder, tube feeder, platform feeder, and seed block feeder.
The Cardinals visit sometimes, the Chipping Sparrows visit in flocks of about 50 every day, the Yellow-rumped WArbler visits multiple time a day to eat suet, and The Peep visits every day.
The chickadees,Titmice & Nuthatches love the suet.
Wren on November 25 2022.
There are now about 30 Chipping Sparrows!
New feeder bird!!! We saw an immature Chipping Sparrow at the feeders.
Is this a female Vermilion Flycatcher?
It was gray with a brownish head, it had a faint stripe through the eye, it had faint wing markings, its beak was black and small, and its belly was orangish with brown streaks.
This is in 2020,I am posting this on:10/7/2022.I was new to Nestwatch in 2022.
ID please!!
ID please!!
ID please!!
Birdhouses on wall,not being used.
At the visitor center,we saw this bird in the parking lot we saw this bird,we scooped it up with a book,than it flew on my cloths,than it flew on my sisters arm.ID please!!I think it is a immature nashville walbler.
The Cardinal Family
We saw a osprey but we did not get a picture of it.
Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal. The baby was there too but it left.
House Sparrows splashing in a puddle
Mother Cardinal and her baby
Young male Rufous Hummingbird at our feeder! He’s been here 6 times so far!
I didn’t know that ibis sat on powerlines.
these cute titmice come in this tree every morning.
White House Sparrow from earlier this year.
Update: The male mourning dove’s wing has gotten much worse. It might be angelwing or something else.
Rare half white house sparrow. His tail and back are white. There are two like this in our yard.
Young male House Sparrow eating birdseed
Barney hatched today! Now we’re waiting for Tweet! Happy Birthday Barney!! He has a few downy feathers on his back. His eyes are closed.
Mr. Cardinal and two other cardinals (a male and female) came to visit.
Unlike most people, I love starlings! They are colorful and fun to watch. It’s exciting to have them visit. It’s sad that people don’t like birds like European Starlings, House sparrows, Rock Pigeons, Muscovy Ducks, Canada Geese, seagulls, Cowbirds, and other birds and they feel the need to kill, trap, poison, chase, and destroy their nest, eggs and young. 😭😢
ID please!!
Baby dove from a while back. He couldn’t fly and his mother fed him.
Tweet and Barney. Tweet is the lighter one and Barney is the darker one.
Used nest. Hoping someone can ID them.
1 blue jay egg. Appears to be infertile as the baby blue jay already fledged. There used to be two eggs. There was an eggshell in the nest.
See this House Sparrow every day. It looks like a female house sparrow but it has black spots near its legs. Young males don’t normally look like this. It looks to be an adult. There is another sparrow like this with balck spots only near its legs. Young males normally only have it under their chin. I saw a half-white male House Sparrow a couple of days ago. All near his tail was white.