Dave’s February Bird Chatter February is National Bird Feeding Month and also time for the Great Backyard Bird Count. If you have not participated in this annual bird count, take the time this year to do so. You’ll have a great time and provide usable data to the biologists at the Cornell University Bird Lab….
Witness Nebraska’s Sandhill Crane Migration More than 500,000 Sandhill Carnes converge on a 65 mile stretch of the Pallte River in Nebraska Join your guides, Dave & Linda Titterington from the Wild Bird Habitat Stores along with the Pioneers Park Nature Center as we experience one of our planet’s most spectacular wildlife migrations. Visit the Nebraska Nature and Visitor…
January is a month when northern birds may stray into our area looking for a winter source of food. Keep watching for that unusual bird at your feeders that you have not identified or seen before. So far this year the Goldfinch and Pine Siskin have arrived in good numbers from the north. Their appetite…
A common winter bird that often goes un-noticed is the Brown Creeper. That is due to the fact that this bird, which forages for food on tree trunks, blends in so well it appears to be part of the tree bark until you realize it is moving. Brown Creepers are clinging birds of the tree…
The winter of 2010/2011 is looking like it might be an exciting season at the backyard bird feeders. Some irruptive bird species have appeared already after being scarce for several years. Irruptive birds are those species which drift south from their normal territories as winter approaches in search of more abundant food sources. One of…
Sign up to participate in the Christmas Bird Count this month. Make it a family activity. It is a free activity that can be exciting and benefit the birds. This is a good way to relax and enjoy nature to the busy Holiday season. It looks to be another great year for winter bird feeding….
Temperatures have definitely been falling in the northern states and Central Great Plains as winter approaches. Even many southern states have experienced some cooler weather than normal. As the mercury drops it becomes increasingly more difficult for birds to find open water. In some areas a mid-day sun may melt enough snow to fulfill a…
Can anything beat the sight of a bright red Cardinal against a backdrop of white snow? As a resident from the Eastern U.S to the Great Plains, the Northern Cardinal is a faithful visitor to feeders and can be one of the easier species to attract. It is such a popular and widespread species throughout the…
Pepper the Turkey Vulture is a much happier bird today with plenty of room to spread his 5 foot wings. The Wild Bird Habitat Stores funded and constructed new living quarters for the vulture at the Pioneers Park Nature Center. Other contributors to the project were Todd Rivers of Rivers Metal Products and Lincoln City…
Identifying Birds Its easier than you think! Look at the bird for as long as it is in view so you can absorb everything about it. Practice on your feeder birds and others in your yard. Look closely at them. Use binoculars. 8 X 40 full size are best. Get the best binoculars you can…