Category Archives: Ferd’s Birds

Indigo Bunting at Muddy Creek

Gail and I have discovered several favorite birding spots close to home. The Muddy Creek greenway is just 2 miles away. Two days ago, we found this lovely Indigo Bunting.  

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Sightings List

Okay, this will be the last post about our recent, most excellent birding trip to the New River Birding and Nature Festival. We were about 100 birders from all parts of the country and Canada. We split into various smaller … Continue reading

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Cooper’s Hawk

This past Sunday evening was pleasant outside, so I sat down on the deck for a few minutes just to enjoy the weather and the backyard birds at the feeders. I had my camera in hand just in case of … Continue reading

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Pic of the Day

I saw this beautiful Red-bellied Woodpecker at Tanglewood Park this morning!  

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Pretty good backyard birding yesterday!

It was a good morning yesterday. We had just arrived the night before from our trip to AZ and I was feeling a little jet lagged. I took my Land O’ Lakes hot chocolate, a magazine, and my camera to … Continue reading

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Birding at Tanglewood Park

Gail had the good fortune of seeing a Barred Owl while birding with our local Audubon club at Tanglewood Park last week. So today she took me to the same spot to see if I could see the owl, too. … Continue reading

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Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge

Gail and I went on a field trip today with our Winston-Salem Audubon birding group. We all drove about two hours south to the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. It’s about two months too early to see the beautiful springtime … Continue reading

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Salem Lake birding

We had a very nice weather day yesterday, so Princess Gail and I went out with our local birding group to Salem Lake. We had a pretty good couple of hours. We spotted American Goldfinch, Canada Goose, Dark-eyed Junco, Downy … Continue reading

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Sunset Beach – Cormorant

Princess Gail and I have spent a restful few days at the beach. Sunshine, sunsets, shrimp, and Gail in a bathing suit… Life is Good!!! We managed to get a little birding in. Here is a Double-crested Cormorant, probably in … Continue reading

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A very nice day with my parents!

Gail and I are back in Toledo for a few days, visiting our peoples. After a great breakfast with my parents this morning, we went to their favorite park, Sidecut Park in Maumee, Ohio. They showed us the trails they … Continue reading

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