Sand Bluff Birder – February 2021
Bird watching can relieve the doldrums during the long Midwest winter months and in 2021, a pandemic. A favorite winter feeder visitor and year-round resident is the White-breasted Nuthatch; a little gray sparrow-sized bird havinga dark cap, white cheeks and...
Sand Bluff Birder – December 2020
The fall season at SBBO has wound down and while banding was successful, we truly have missed sharing our work with visitors. Covid-19 is still an issue but there is a light at the end, and we are hopeful things will have improved by spring migration. Inthe...
Sand Bluff Birder – August 2020
The day is the 28th of April, spring of 2020. Winter has been long and stressful, but on this day, I receive a gift that truly lifts my spirits. I amgreeted with the perky song of an old friend.It is May 9. I watch as he awkwardly maneuvers sticks into a nest...
Sand Bluff Birder – February 2020
Everyone is familiar with the Blue Jay’s striking blue color and raucous jay-jay-jay call. Listen for its musical weedle-eedle; and the next time you think you hear a Red-tailed or Red-shouldered Hawk, check to see if it’s not a Blue Jay imitating their calls. Blue...
Brewster’s Warbler: a hybrid warbler captured and tagged
And Whoosh! The migrating birds return! A strong south wind sent many beautiful birds into our area these last few days. Today our volunteers were able to capture this beautiful Brewster's Warbler: a hybrid warbler (a golden winged warbler and a blue warbler made at...
Cameras capture action in our solar powered blue bird houses
This video is from our 2017 season Imagine your whole life has been spent in this cozy box with your siblings....your parents bring you lots of delicious food and take away your poo. Life is good! But your feathers start to itch and your muscles start to twitch....the...