Nyjer Feeder Birdcam

Male and Female Goldfinch

Goldfinches and House finch.

The goldfinches are starting to look more colorful this time of year. Like many birds, the male bird has more brilliant colors than the female. We put out the birdcam to photograph birds on the nyjer feeder. The bottom photo also got a house finch. It looks like we need to get a larger bird feeder.

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.

New Eagle Chicks at Duke Farms

Two bald eagle chicks have hatched at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, NJ. They have put up a webcam so all can observe the chicks. A screen capture is below. The live web cam feed can be accessed from the Duke Farms web site or if all works well, clicking on the bottom image.

PLEASE NOTE: Bald Eagles are extremely sensitive to human disturbance. At no time should anyone approach nesting eagles. People who want to observe or photograph eagles and who come too close may actually cause the birds to abandon a nest.

Photos from Sheree in Bound Brook, NJ.

Mommy and her baby were on the rail to my neighbor’s porch. Little one looks hungry!

 

Canada Goose at dusk in the Great Swamp, Basking Ridge, NJ

 

I was just wondering if you knew what kind of bird made this nest.
  

Grenada: Mangrove Cuckoo

Our favorite addition to our birding life lists in Grenada was the Mangrove Cuckoo. One flew over to the tree in front of our cottage the first morning. We didn't see it frequently afterward but enjoyed the ten minutes it visited.

Grenada: Eared Dove (juvenile)

Grenada: Yellow Crowned Night Heron

A Yellow Crowned Night Heron arrived shortly after sunset every evening in Grenada and walked along the beach catching fish and crabs. If anyone strolled by taking an evening walk, he'd screech loudly and fly to the roof of our cottage. While usually this happened early in the evening, one night he woke us screeching and landing with a loud thud. We took this photo early one morning before he flew off for the day.

Now that we are back in NJ, we are awaiting the return of our black-crowned night herons. Last year we saw our first one in the last week of March so we are hoping to see it return soon.