I finished 2011 with a post on birding, and figure starting 2012 in a similar fashion is not a bad way to go. Unfortunately, my yard was not full of wonderful native birds when I got home. In fact, when I got in today, I was greeted with this sight:
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| Not cool, man. |
After seeing over a dozen native species in my yard the other day, I was saddened to see my feeder occupied by a flock of
invasive house sparrows and a particularly bold eastern gray squirrel. Now of course, the squirrel is native. But I have a separate feeder just for him and his kin, and that generally keeps them away from my bird feeders. For shame, you rouge rodent!
But no more negativity; it's
National Bird Day! I'll step up my efforts to bring native birds back into my neighborhood, and celebrate by revealing the identities of my "
end of year bird quiz" birds over the next couple of posts. Happy National Bird Day, everyone!
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