Baby Birds

It is fascinating watching the progress of the various breeding birds around my home. Several have already been successful as I see the young already fledged regularly. The first were the Red-winged Blackbirds (don't really mind if they don't make it), followed by Eastern Bluebirds (the pair nesting in the nest box I put up were successful in fledging at least two young), Downy Woodpeckers, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Common Grackles and, although I haven't seen them, by the frequency of the Blue Jay visits, I'm sure they are also feeding young.

I haven't seen any young American Goldfinches yet, but I expect to soon. There are also Song Sparrow and Tree Swallows that are nesting close by. Unfortunately the Eastern Kingbirds didn't make a home here. I can hear Baltimore Orioles singing away in the nearby trees.

House Finches are still regular visitors to my feeders - I haven't looked close enough to see if any are juvenile birds. I also regularly see at least one White-breasted Nuthatch frequently visit, though its hard to tell if its on a feeding run (I hope it is). Bird identification tends to get harder as all the new year birds fledge - especially things like Sparrows! Always makes the fall migration more fun!