Greensboro Birds

It’s tough to put into words the feeling a birder gets from a great bird sighting. I think singing Song Sparrows represent that feeling best: chest puffed up, head back, beak wide open, and music trilling above the trees.
Today I ran into our friend Dennis, who was totally stoked from spotting a Red-headed Woodpecker near [...]

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Another day, another fledgling. But it never gets dull, does it? I wish my photo of this Brown Thrasher fledgling were better, but I was pretty far away when I took it and when I tried to get closer, the young bird (and one of its parents) lived up to the Brown Thrasher’s reputation as [...]

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We have a new visitor to our hanging platform feeder. This Gray Catbird hopped onto our balcony early this afternoon while the cat and I were lounging out there. The bird eyeballed me for a second, figured I’m fairly benign, then hopped into the platform feeder. It came back repeatedly till sundown. There are a [...]

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I jumped the gun—or maybe I was late on the draw—in saying I was on the verge of Bird 100 on my life list. Yesterday I spotted some Chimney Swifts chattily and battily swooping over the dog run and thought they were Bird 100. Nope, already on the list from way back in my youth. [...]

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Having only a balcony and no yard, not to mention living on an upper floor, poses challenges to apartment-dwelling birders. For instance, how to include a water feature? Here’s one solution. I found this crazy-looking bird bath at Walmart for $10. As you can see, this Tufted Titmouse approves. So do the Carolina Chickadees and [...]

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