first day (1 Viewer)

[Aaron Rust]

My first day birding... Male Northern Carninal, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Purple Martins, Starlings, Some small finch - I think common house finch, a whole flock of rusty blackbirds, morning dove, and a couple sparrows. Above me were a turkey bussard and a red tailed hawk. All in my yard/garden here in Andover Kansas. I was out for about 30 minutes. I am putting up some feeders and houses next.

Aaron

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[Lisa W]

Aaron, Sounds like you had a great first day. Welcome to the club - but watch out it can be very addicting.

 

[Aaron Rust]

I can see... Early morning... hot coffee... the good book... Minox binos 8.5X42, watching the sun come up... birds singing. I set up to bird houses and a feeder today.

 

[Aaron Rust]

Got the bird feeder and houses up... within 48 hours - I had my first visitor... a male cardinal! A sign of good things to follow.
Aaron

 

[Lisa W]

Definitely is. Sometimes it takes weeks for the first visitor. So it might still be slow for a while, just have patience.

 

[Aaron Rust]

Things really got going this afternoon. Caralina Chickadee or black headed chickadee... not for sure. Would dart in get some food and dart out. Black bird came and totally relaxed but was eating a lot of food. I waved him off and as soon as I did the cardinal came back and the chickadee took turns for an hour. It was GREAT! My 7 year old girl was having as much fun as i was. I put it on the end of our deck only 15 feet from the house... but i have very large osage orange trees only 10 yards from the house. There was a blue jay hanging around in the trees. This is going to be fun.
Aaron