Backyard Birding field trip
February 2015 |
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More than 20 people enjoyed Ron and Elaine Robinson's wonderful hospitality during an informative and inspiring trip to their beautiful backyard bird habitat. On a property containing a wide variety of plant species that attract wildlife, we examined examples of various design and placement techniques that both attract and protect various bird species. And throughout the morning we heard and observed dozens and dozens of birds. Species ranged from piliated, red-bellied and red-headed woodpeckers to cardinals, phoebes, a yellow-throated warbler and chipping sparrows, but for most people the highlight of the visit was the flock of brilliantly colored Baltimore orioles who crowded the feeders in front of the glorious, glass-walled sunroom.
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