the BITBO project

A new month. New adventures in the backyard. March has begun. Let's talk about the woodpecker or should I  say woodpeckers? We now have 2 that visit sometimes at the same time. They seem to favor the copper feeder but will also land on the dragonfly tube feeder. They announce their arrival with loud almost bark like sound. Pictures on Twitter @thebitboproject and IG @thebitboproject You can also see them on our LIVE feed at cbsobirdcams.com Is it just me or do the woodpeckers kind of sound like little yapping dogs. They have gotten a little more used to me and I  have been able to step outside of the patio and take a few pictures. I swear it seemed like it was complaining about the food being  low one morning.  Due to budget constraints, some health issues and recently falling,  I only fill the PVC feeders about once week,usually around trash day. It requires dragging out the ladder because of the height. A few days during the week, I  fill the other feeding stations and put

This past weekend was the winter great Backyard Bird Count  from Feb 14 through Feb 17. How many of you participated this year? I wanted to attempt to participate but it was also Valentine's day and weekend.  So that meant a busy wedding weekend  for me. I did manage to sit on the back patio and count birds visiting my backyard for 20 minutes in between Weddings and this is what I  came up with. The cowbird count may be a little low because they came and went several at a time. As you can see, there were some brown birds... ok a lot of brown birds and variants thereof...I was not real sure about. I have pictures of them below the list. Here are my notes oh and that is actually 2 mourning doves. I forgot to change the tick marks on that one. All pictures below taken by SL Thomson  These are birds I have a tough time identifying.  possibly a juvenile or female brown-headed cowbird or even a female grackle I want t