On Sunday, July 10, 11-3, is the annual Fall Creek garden tour, pick up maps at Thompson Park. I am not on this list but am opening my perennial bird garden from 8-11am that same day. I live downtown on the border of Renwick Woods, Fall Creek, and Newman Golf Course and have over 30 species of birds that either visit or fly by from the inlet to the lake/creek (e.g. kingfisher, Screech Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey, starlings, grackles, killdeer, gulls, vultures,...). . I know this is nothing compared to the 65+ species some people get out in the countryside, but if you are interested in urban birding, maybe you might like to visit my garden?
Regular backyard/neighborhood birds include: doves, two species of finches, chickadees, cardinals, woodpeckers, juncoes, nuthatches, Tufted Titmouse, Baltimore Oriole, Blue Jays, two species of wren, four species of sparrow, juncoes, robins, hummingbird, ... Higher in the canopy yard birds include: Merlin, Northern Parula, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglets...and I painted a bird mural on the front porch to honor them! Mature maples surrounding the house and a crabapple help lure the birds nearby, but some of them really like the seeds/ flowers and berries I am growing....and because I don't mulch all of my garden, many (dove, robin, wren, juncoes, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow,...) like to peck at the soil. I just planted native serviceberries, dogwood, and chokecherry. Please RSVP, and I'll send you my address. Children welcome. Good birding! Sandy Wold Conservation Educator, Artist www.Sandy-Wold.com <http://www.sandy-wold.squarespace.com> *www.sites.google.com/site/cayugabioregionmap <https://sites.google.com/site/cayugabioregionmap/about-author-and-artist>.com* *www.linkedin.com/pub/sandra-sandy-wold/a7/114/877 <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sandra-sandy-wold/a7/114/877>* *To be astonished is one of the surest ways not to be old too quickly.* - Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
