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Today I decided to do a blog only on plants but I could'nt resist to take some pictures of birds. I took a variety of pictures but only posted four of them.

Destroyed Garden?

When we had just arrived home from our shopping I spoted two adult male robins territorial fighting. But this was severe fighting because they were slapping and puting each other to the ground! Usually birds sing to fight not physicaly. My little brother Jesse had witnessed the fight too, and was very excited to see it.
Here is our pond. I just posted it for my grandparents to tell me if they think it is doing well.

This morning when I had just awoken I noticed that my garden was destroyed!! I think it was that nasty racoon that did it or maybe that big crow that comes in our backyard. I only managed to get a picture of some of it. Most of the seed was on the ground, weeds, crushed plants and a broken birdbath!!! LETS VOTE! In the comments tell me if you think it was the nasty racoon or the big crow.
As we were shopping my dad picked out some English Moss for the pond.

AND THAT WAS MY EXCITING SUNDAY!!!

AND THAT WAS MY EXCITING SUNDAY!!!

Point Pelee National Park Trip

my dad and I

Jesse and I on a birding trail

my dad, Jesse and I skipping rocks by Lake Erie

Scarlet Tanager in leafy forest

me sliding on a water slide

Great Blue Heron watching for prey

Adult female Yellow Warbler perched

typical adult male Red-winged Blackbird in display posture

Jesse and I

Does anyone know what this bird is above? Barn Swallow (above)
Great-crested Flycatcher (above)
Baltimore Oriole (above)
Red-winged Blackbirds (above)

We left Saturday morning to go to Point Pelee. It took us 4 hours to get there. When we got there we went straight to the park. The very first bird that I saw was a Great-crested Flycatcher. There were Red-winged Blackbirds by the dozens. One of the things when did when we got there was go right to the point and that is where we saw the unrecognizable bird. We saw Red-winged Blackbirds in territoril display posture. On that day we walked on trails for hours. And saw over fourty diffrent species of birds.

That night we stayed in a hotel that had a really cool pool, water slide and games.

The next day when we went back to the park we saw a...

SCARLET TANAGER!!!

And that is the bird I really wanted to see. We stayed at the park all day, and my mom saw an Indigo Bunting. I had a great time and I`m glad my mom and dad took me.

Busy Birding (pictures)

This Brown-headed Cowbird was very tame and let me take a good picture of it (the one below). It was eating out of my wood hopper feeder, but made a big mess underneath

of seed. As it threw the seed it didn't want on the ground but also knocked some of its preferred seed. It later realised this and ate it.

If you look carefully, you will see that its beak is slightly wavy and crocked. It has that because it is a seed-eater. Also it has black incrediscence body with a dark brown head. Pointy wings, long tail and scaly feet.




Here is two Brown-headed Cowbirds, a House Sparrow and a White-throated Sparrow. They were eating the seed I put out for them.
Jesse my little brother wanted me to take a picture of him on the trampoline and I got a fairly good picture of him jumping on the trampoline.

Here is a Common Grackle looking mysteriously at me. It was just about to eat out of the wood hopper feeder. I wonder why the birds prefer the wood hopper feeder than the plastic one?
Here, also is a Common Grackle but it is bathing in our pond.


I would like to know if this is a House Finch or a Purple Finch. Can mon@rch tell me please?

Pictures

American Robins

Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Commn Grackle

Point Pelee National Park

Point Pelee National Park is an excellent place to go birding, especially in mid-May. Last time I went there I saw over 25 species of birds there including the Tree Swallows, Bald Eagles and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Which are all very colorful birds. Point Pelee is the most southern mainland in Ontario. I think I will see more birds this time at Point Pelee maybe even more than 50 species of birds! I think I will even make that my goal! The tip of Point Pelee is very dangerous and is almost surrounded by water. Even though the water may look calm, it is very rapid moving. Despite the appearance of the tip it is a wonderful place to go birding. I might consider volunteering in the birding competition. Unless it has changed.

When you first arrive at Point Pelee there will be a very long drive to get to the park, then you go through the gates on the left. Next you have to pay for visiting and go to the bird place which will give a check list of birds. Then you can begin birdwatching. Remember, always report your sightings to the computer in the bird place.

Birding In My Backyard

Me fixing nest box
My Hopper Feeder

After school I went outside to bird watch, there was many birds including the Brown-headed Cowbird. Which ornithologists call a "nest parasite" because they lay their eggs in other birds nest's. The cowbirds I saw were eating out of my hopper feeder. Then I went over to our sand box and saw, what I thought was a baby bird out of our nest. I checked our nest and all the baby birds were gone! So I figured that must be one of the robins from that nest. The baby bird sounded awful. It sounded like PUKT, ChiiirPP, Piut, put, put!!!. But it wasn't its fault, it was just practicing robin songs.

Yesterday, I was sitting down and a House Sparrow was perched on a tree inches away from me! I thought it was very exciting and I also saw grackles.

Anyway, back to what happened today. Brown-headed Cowbirds do kill other birds don't they? In a way? If you know please tell me because I'm getting tired of chasing the cowbirds out of our yard.

The bee population is going WAAAAY UP! There's even a bee by the window I'm typing by. But not to worry because these don't sting often. Unlike last years bees because I got stung last year. The bees this year also seem bigger than the ones I saw last year. Anyone know why?

Back to the birds; we had many grackles doing territorial fights which looked impressive because they look so much bigger than there normal size. Like the one I showed you with the funny story. Ha, ha! And there was a dove sleeping on the platform feeder on the birdseed. I always wondered where birds slept but I never expected this.

In two weeks my family and I are going to Point Pelee National Park and here is the park's website: www.pointpelee.ca . Since we are going there in mid-May its supposed to be the best place in North America to go birding!!!

Anyway, its my bed-time so bye!