We have a good collection of birds around the house this year. I feared that the population would be down after the new subdivision went in and a lot of trees were cut. The most interesting development has been the arrival of a Bluebird pair. We have had a Bluebird house up for a few years but only one year of Bluebirds which were killed in a violent storm. Because if the subdivision, I had to move the house to the clothesline post and we have Bluebirds. It was amusing to watch a Chickadee fill the house with straw and then be chased off by the Bluebird male. The same thing happened the last time. I guess the Bluebird didn't see the need to work when he could get someone else to do the heavy lifting.
The Redheaded Woodpecker is back also. I thought that maybe his tree had been cut down since I hadn't seen him in a while, but he is back in all his glory. It's funny to have more birds than when we had the open space behind the house. I have to say that most of the Cardinals seem to have moved on. We had as many as ten pair in past years, but only one so far.
posted by Larry at 4:00 PM
