This week's featured birds are an Yellow-headed Blackbird and Red-bellied Woodpecker.
I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 16-17 April 2022.
Bird Watching Notes
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Icteridae)
I typically see a Yellow-headed Blackbird about once a year.
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This bird seems to be looking for the directions about how to get peanuts out of the feeder.
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Maybe the peanuts come out of the top of the feeder.
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Hmmm... It is really frustrating when you can see the peanuts but not get to the peanuts.
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Maybe the peanuts come out of the bottom of the feeder.
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Maybe the peanuts come out if the side of the feeder is pecked.
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Ahhh... there are the peanuts!
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This is the last I saw of this Yellow-headed Blackbird.
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Range map for Yellow-headed Blackbirds throughout North America and Central America.
Image Source
You can learn more about the Yellow-headed Blackbird at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus, ORDER: Piciformes, FAMILY: Picidae)
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Range map for Red-Bellied Woodpeckers throughout North America.
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You can learn more about the Red-Bellied Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Bird Counts
My bird counts for the two-day period.
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Summary of Counts This Season
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Signing Up for a Season
Project FeederWatch is a great way to introduce children and adults to science and conservation through bird watching.
If you are interested in joining Project FeederWatch this season, you can learn more and sign-up at the Project FeederWatch website. During the season you will need to record your observations during two consecutive days each week.
Sources
Project FeederWatch -- Collecting Bird Counts for North American Continent
eBird -- Collecting Bird Counts from around the World
Crossley ID Guide -- For identifying the birds of North America
Use of Original Photos
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I'm sure I've run into a group of those yellow-headed black guys. They have a very beautiful song! When I saw them I was amazed.
I get very excited when I see a rare species of bird, there are even some that choose to be solitary rather than flock together.
Thanks for another excellent submission my friend!
I too was blown away the first time I saw them. Sometimes I see a small group of Yellow-headed Blackbirds and sometimes I only see one. They seem to fly through my area about twice a year and typically not when I am doing the bird counts.
Have a great weekend!
HIVE On,
Mike
The world is mysterious we don’t know everything ❤️
The thrush obviously has problems with intelligence, or he just didn’t get enough sleep :)
I was thinking maybe I should put arrows pointing to where the food port is on the feeder.
Have a fantastic weekend!
HIVE On,
Mike
thank you very much for sharing the project, have a nice day
thank you very much for sharing the project, have a good day and a great mood