What did I see? What did I hear?

Happy UPDATE: Saturday, April 29th, Phoebe nest building has begun.

I heard the sounds of spring twitterpation! Love calls! It's the sounds of spring in which I experience glory.

Momma barred owl on a hot day last year.
The nest is behind her.

Thursday, April 28th I sat on the back deck. The sun was shining and it was lovely. I first heard the barred owl. The nest, from the back, looks a little more open than last year. I'm curious as to how long it will last. This is a 360˚ view.


In the video, you can barely hear the female answer with the traffic speeding by, but she did! This is a good sign. The thumbnail photo was taken last year, after the chicks were born.

Eastern Phoebe

Phoebe was really busy, in and out of the shed. I caught him grooming on the ground. I thought that unusual. Now, I don't think they are near the building phase. They often choose the shed, but sometimes change their minds!

In 2016, Update on the phoebe nest , they moved it twice!

One year, Phoebe's feeble nest refuge was in the play house. I barricaded it with chicken wire, and the raccoons got it.
Phoebe from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

blue jay/geese from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.


Anyway, my birding list: around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, I sat quietly and heard, or saw these birds.
I won't bother with images, although I have archival photos.

1. Barred owl
2. robin
3. pileated woodpecker
4. mourning dove
5. phoebe
6. chickadee
7. nuthatch
8. Canada geese - flew over in a V
9. blue jay
10. red-winged blackbird
11. wild turkey
12. junco
13. American crow

Out front, at our feeder, we have house finches, purple finches, white-crowned sparrows!