For hours on end this afternoon and evening, Crystal and I sat in our backyard and took note of the various species of birds that came to our home. Many of these birds live in the Leyland Cypress trees surrounding our property. Others travel to eat, then fly back to the surrounding forests. We have five different bird feeders and a bath, so the birds know it's safe to come to our place for a bite to eat. Though the birds have been coming over for many years since we purchased the property, we've never really taken a detailed list of which species are present. Here are the birds we saw (or those that I can verify as having seen previously).
American Robin
Carolina Chickadee
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Bluebird
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Song Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
White-throated Sparrow
I'm really thankful for these birds coming to our backyard to eat and reside. There's a real joy to be found in watching birds. I can't believe we've never done this rewarding activity before. I hope birdwatching becomes a daily ritual!
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