Update on the Birdhouses

Hello everyone, and sorry that it has been so long since I have written anything.  Jason and I have been very busy, and I just have not taken the time. 

I was just reviewing what I wrote about in the last post, which was from March 28th and 29th (posted on April 13th), so that I would know where I left off, and I see that I left you all hanging with whether or not the birds liked our bird feeder.  It turns out that they do!   

The first birds to find it were the Oregon Juncos and there were a lot of them.  Then came the Red-winged Blackbirds, but they only stayed for a few days, and then they were gone.  Soon after they left the Juncos left too, and we were left birdless for a few days before the Golden Crowned Sparrows and a few White Crowned Sparrows showed up.  
One pair of Steller’s Jays like our feeder too, but the roof is a bit low for them so they look funny hunched over when they are feeding.  They only take the big seeds and then leave the little seeds for the little birds.  For the last few days, however, we have had no birds at all.  Not sure if they have moved on further north and if we will still be getting our residents, or if perhaps they are busy with nesting.  We shall see if they turn up again.  It sure has been nice listening to them sing in the morning when the sun comes up around 05:00. 

In terms of the birdhouses that I made, I ended up giving one away and putting four up around our workplace.

I put two of them on light posts out on our dock, and I put one up on one of the posts for our main balcony.  I wasn’t sure if the swallows would like it there, but I was hoping.  Sure enough they seem to like it, and it is great because we get to see them easily from where we take our coffee breaks.  It is so nice to see them so close.   
I had not realized last year that the male and females look different, but now that we can see them together as a pair at the house the difference in their colouring is very obvious.  The male has such shimmering, vibrant emerald blue-green colouring in comparison to the female.  Hopefully they choose to stay, as it would be so neat to get to see them build a nest inside the house and raise their young there.  It sure brightens everyone's day to get to see the swallows at the birdhouse. 

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  1. JanMay 30, 2021 at 9:12 PM

    Bird watching is a very pleasant pastime. I do a lot of it in my backyard. And you are correct - it is great to hear them first thing in the morning. Happy birding.

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