My backyard is my oasis. I live on a small retention pond, have a fair amount of trees and bushes, and I’m lucky that it attracts a lot of different kinds of birds. I’ve been keeping a list of the species I’ve had at my feeder and that I’ve seen in the pond.
Species seen at my feeders
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- Mallard Duck
- Mallard x Mottled Duck (hybrid)
- Mottled Duck
- Northern Cardinal
- Blue Jay
- Northern Mockingbird
- Glossy Ibis
- White Ibis
- Common grackle
- Boat-tailed Grackle
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Painted Bunting
- House Finch
- Brown-header Cowbird
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sandhill Crane
- Mourning Dove
- Rock Pigeon
- Eastern Phoebe
- Fish Crow
Species in my yard (but not at feeder)
- Scarlet Tanager
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- American Redstart
- Downy Woodpecker
- Tree Swallow
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
Species seen at my pond (but not in yard)
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Tri-colored Heron
- Great Blue Heron
- Green Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Wood Stork
- Belted Kingfisher
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Blue-winged Teal
- Hooded Merganser
- Killdeer
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wilson’s Snipe (4 at one time!)
- American White Pelican
Species seen flying over my house (but not in yard or pond)
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Bald Eagle
- Osprey
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Turkey Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Barn Swallow