It’s been pouring rain here in Utah the past three days. Yesterday was no exception. As the kids and I were driving to a dance performance for the girls I saw some birds flying up from the road just ahead of us. I looked more closely and saw a very small bird, just hopping in [...]
Archive for the ‘Birds’ Category
Baby Bird Rescue
Posted in Birds, tagged baby birds, fledgling, House Finch, rescue on May 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Homemade Bird Feeders
Posted in Birds, Homeschool, tagged birdseed, black-capped chickadee, homemade bird feeder, mountain chickadee, nature project, Utah birds, yard bird on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Back in December, the kids and I made bird feeders. It was very easy, very fast, and lots of fun! Here’s how we did it. You will need: 2-liter soda bottles (1 per feeder) dowels or sticks (I think our dowels were 3/8 inch size) drill and drill bits something to cut dowels or sticks [...]
The Great Backyard Bird Count
Posted in Birds, Family, tagged birding, Eagle River, GBBC, great-horned owl, kids, spotted towhee, utah, Wisconsin on February 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been into birdwatching (or “birding” as it is commonly called) for a little less than a year now, and this year the kids and I are participating in the GBBC—The Great Backyard Bird Count. Basically, everyone in North America can count the birds wherever they go this long weekend (Friday through Monday)…whether it be [...]
Birdwatching
Posted in Birds, Family, tagged american coot, binoculars, birding, Birds, birdwatching, canada goose, mallard duck, utah, wetland, yellow-headed blackbird on April 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday morning after I dropped my oldest girl off at ballet and made a quick run to the LDS Humanitarian Center, I noticed some birds in a little marshy spot right next to a very busy freeway. On the way back from the Center, we decided to check it out. We parked at a gas [...]
For the Birds
Posted in Birds, Family, tagged birding, Birds, birdwatching, house sparrow, magpie, nuisance, pest, robin, sparrow on April 25, 2010 | 7 Comments »
For years I’ve been interested in birds, but never got around to doing much about it. I grew up in northern Wisconsin, waking up each morning to the sounds of robins, chickadees, jays, and many others. Living out in the country surrounded by forest was a bird paradise. Here in Utah, even though we live [...]
