There are two types of birdwatching. The classic one is where you go and seek out the birds. A much easier one is where you stay put and let the birds come to you. During a June trip to Lake Nockamixon, we parked ourselves near a tree with ripe berries, and for an hour successfully indulged in birdwatching type #2.
So how many breeds of birds fit on (and around) a single tree? I am going to count them:
1. Red-bellied Woodpecker
This one is also a red-bellied woodpecker, but it's a juvenile:
2. Baltimore Oriole:
3. Song sparrow:
4. Downy Woodpecker:
5. American Goldfinch:
6. Eastern Kingbird (taking an insect to its nest):
Pair of kingbirds sitting on their nest:
7. Northern Cardinal:
8. Wood Duck:
9. American Coot:
10. Eastern Bluebird:
11: Killdeer:
12. Don't know what this one is, but it was there too:
Not bad for a single tree spot!
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