Carolina Wren

Northern Cardinal and Carolina Wren

Mike is still playing with his new camera.

It was nice of the wren to come by.

Carolina Wren

Birds from Tallman Mountain State Park, Piermont NY

Baltimore Oriole

Carolina Wren


Song Sparrow

 

Female Red Winged Blackbird



When we stayed in Piermont, NY our B&B was close to the entrance of Tallman Mountain State Park. We took a brief walk and encountered a few birds. There was quite a bit of singing with the wren, the oriole, red-winged blackbirds and song sparrow competing for our attention.

The yellow warbler got our attention by its color not song.

Yellow Warbler

We really like this Carolina Wren

 

 

The nest building continues and we've seen the female inspecting it.

Carolina Wren Building A Nest

We had a few spring visitors to the yard this week, including a gold-crowned kinglet, a red-winged blackbird and two Carolina wrens. We can hear the wrens loud and clear every morning. The male Carolina wren is building several nests in hopes of impressing the female. One spot he chose is a drawer in an outdoor sink above the garden hose. Mike put out the birdcam to photograph him as he builds the nest. Here are two of the better photos. We are really hopeful that the female likes this spot so that we get to watch the whole process. Last year we saw the male put many sticks into our duck house, but the nest was never finished and used. We are trying to keep things quiet out there for them so they don't get scared off, which means spring yard clean up will have to wait for a bit, and this seems like the perfect situation for that birdcam that Chris was semi-opposed to.

Two Carolina Wrens at the Suet Feeder

We get an occasional wren and they are a rare treat. Yesterday, we were particularly lucky and had two wrens.

Snow Birds

Carolina Wren

White-throated Sparrow

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Some birds head south for the winter; others adapt to the New Jersey winter with the cold and snow. We do make sure we have plenty of food out for the birds. In the top photo, a Carolina wren takes refuge in the duck house we put up (that no duck has ever used). In the middle, a sparrow digs through the snow for some seed. We did clear the railing and leave some seed, but it quickly got covered. In the bottom photo, a red bellied woodpecker enjoys a peanut.

More Photos of Winter Birds in NJ

Carolina Wren


White-throated Sparrow

The Carolina Wren and the White-throated Sparrow are common birds in New Jersey in the winter but harder to photograph because they rarely come to bird feeders and spend most of their time in the underbrush.

Backyard Birds

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren blowing in the wind

Blue Jay

Junco

House Finch

Tufted Titmouse with a peanut

Northern Cardinal in the snow

Chickadee

Last of the Brigantine Photos

Osprey

Sparrow

Carolina Wren

This was our first time at Brigantine. Here are the last of the Brigantine bird photos. Chris spotted a small bird, most likely a sparrow with some blue on its head and a brown body, but we weren't ably to identify or photograph it. The bird highlight for us was the meadowlark, but the fox was special too.

Carolina Wren Singing - a fun little bird

Chris went out early this morning to fill up the nyjer feeder for the goldfinches (they've been eating an abundance this winter), and on her way back in she recognized the beautiful song of the Carolina Wren. Today one of its songs sounded like "We Need you, We Need you, We Need you," so she hung around outside for a while to enjoy the music. It stayed around long enough for her to go in for the camera to try and catch it while singing. Success and enjoyment - what a way to start the day!

Carolina Wren

Chris was able to play connect the bird to the song recently. One morning we heard a song that we frequently hear which is quite loud, and while using the binoculars to look at the four cardinals who were also in the yard, she happened to spot the wren singing in a tree. It flew over to the suet feeder. Since we've never seen a wren at any of the feeders before, she decided to give the new camera a try. Now every morning we are hoping for a repeat performance. What a great set of lungs for such a little bird!