Jan 16, 2012 3:56 PM
My garden, filled with the usual cadre of hungry winter visitors and residents—cardinals, juncos, tufted titmice, black-capped chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, sparrows and raucous blue jays—has a special star this year. My male ring-necked pheasant can be seen all day, every day, strolling from feeder to feeder, enjoying the cracked corn. This is the first time he’s stayed through the winter.
By the way, if you need help identifying some of our unusual winter visitors, I’ve found something that I love even more than my dog-eared copy of Peterson’s field guide. The Birds of North America Online, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is a marvelous website for identifying new birds by sight and sound. Check it out at www.bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna. There is a yearly fee, but it is so worth it. Enjoy!
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By the way, if you need help identifying some of our unusual winter visitors, I’ve found something that I love even more than my dog-eared copy of Peterson’s field guide. The Birds of North America Online, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is a marvelous website for identifying new birds by sight and sound. Check it out at www.bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna. There is a yearly fee, but it is so worth it. Enjoy!
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