Early Spring Birds in New Jersey: Robin and Red-winged Blackbird

 

 

When we returned from Trinidad and Tobao, it was nice to see the spring birds. Robins had returned in numbers to our yard and Red-winged blackbirds were back too.

Red Winged Blackbird Nest

We're not the greatest fans of the red winged blackbirds, at least Chris isn't, but this morning while out in the boat, we found this nest and we are big fans of baby birds. When we first passed it, we didn't know whose nest it was. On our way back, we saw the female first feeding several times. It was really fun to watch them, and we hung around long enough to see the male come to the nest too.

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

Birdcam photos: Spring birds at the feeder.

Black-capped Chickadee 

Tufted Titmouse 

Red Winged Blackbird

Northern Cardinal 

Mourning Dove

House Finches courtship feeding

We went to Connecticut for Easter but left the birdcam on to see who was at the bird feeder. We had observed the courtship feeding in cardinals, but this is the first time we noticed it in house finches.

Spring Birds

American Goldfinch

Red Winged Blackbird

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Bluebird

Red Winged Blackbird and Baby

A red winged blackbird with two babies has been visiting the feeder. The babies are quite noisy waiting for the mother to bring them food.

Red Winged Blackbird

We have had many blackbirds come by, but just a few red-winged blackbirds. Here is the best shot. Until we started phographing, we never realized they also had a white stripe below the red one.