Tag Archives: Pine Siskin

Early Nesters, Arrivals, Delayed Departures

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: April 30, 2009

It was a busy time for birds. Besides the Red-shouldered Hawks snatching frogs out of the Wetlands, Carolina Chickadees feeding their young in a nest in a Loblolly Pine between Catch the Wind and Explore the Wild, and the Red-bellied Woodpeckers sitting on eggs in another loblolly in front of the Lemur House, many new [...]

Posted in Birds, Spring | Also tagged Baltimore Oriole, bird migration., bird song, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Carolina Chickadee, Cedar Waxwing, Chimney Swift, Common Grackle, Eastern Palm Warbler, Gray Catbird, Great-crested Flycatcher, Green Heron, House Wren, Northern Parula, Prothonotary Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-shouldered Hawk, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rough-winged Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, White-throated Sparrow, Wood Thrush, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-rumped Warbler | Leave a comment

Nuthatch Landlords? Hollies under Assault?

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: March 15, 2009

There are still two pairs of Hooded Mergansers present in the Wetlands. There is one pair of Canada Geese present. Red-tailed Hawks continue to be seen daily and Cooper’s Hawks have been noticed flying and perching in the vicinity of the previous year’s nest site. And, as mentioned above, Red-shouldered Hawks are once again showing [...]

Posted in Birds, Spring | Also tagged American Crow, American Robin, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Canada Geese, Carolina Chickadee, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, Fish Crow, Hooded Merganser, nest excavation, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird | Leave a comment

Nesting Duck? Excavating Nuthatches, and Waxwings Aplenty

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: February 28, 2009

On Saturday, February 21, I noticed a duck (a Mutt Duck, Mallard x Domestic Duck that’s often seen in the Wetlands) sitting hunched down on the small island out in front of the Wetlands Overlook. There are two of these Mutt Ducks in the Wetlands. They’re very similar in appearance with dark brown bodies and [...]

Posted in Birds, Winter | Also tagged Brown-headed Nuthatch, cavity nester, Cedar Waxwing, Common Grackle, duck nest, Fish Crow, Golden-crowned Kinglet, hawks, Hermit Thrush, Mallard, Mutt Duck, Red-shouldered Hawk | Leave a comment

There’s Always the Birds…

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: January 31, 2009

With the low temperatures of the 15th-18th of this month, the Wetlands iced over enough to force the Hooded Mergansers to take flight and seek bigger water where they could swim and dive for fish. One merganser returned on January 24 and four were in attendance on the 29th of the month. Canada Geese remained [...]

Posted in Birds, Winter | Also tagged Belted Kingfisher, Brown Thrasher, Canada Geese, Dark-eyed Junco, Eastern Phoebe, Field Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Hermit Thrush, Hooded Merganser, Northern Cardinal, Northern Mockingbird, Pine Warbler, Red-shouldered Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Song Sparrow, Song Sparrows, Towhees, White-throated Sparrow, winter hiker, Winter Wren | Leave a comment

Excavations Underway, Visitors from the North

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: January 15, 2009

For the past month or more, a male Red-bellied Woodpecker has been excavating a hole near the end of a broken branch of a Loblolly Pine. The pine is just outside the entrance to the Lemur House. The bird will, presumably, use the hole to roost in during the cold winter nights, and perhaps to [...]

Posted in Birds, Winter | Also tagged American Goldfinch, Birdapalooza, House Finch, nest hole, Purple Finch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, winter finch | Leave a comment

Greg Dodge is a professional naturalist as well as a writer, videographer and producer of natural history DVDs. His images have been used in various TV productions, museum displays, and corporate videos. Above all, he has a fascination and passion for all things natural.
Stop by and say hello Tuesday thru Saturday in Explore the Wild, Catch the Wind, or on the Dino Trail.

Tags: American Goldfinch, Birdapalooza, House Finch, nest hole, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, winter finch