Dance of the Manakin

funny video

Lindo Lake Country park

I went to Lindo Lake Country park. I went to bird watching with my class. We counted how many different birds we saw for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology- Celebrate Urban Birds. We saw that I day: American Crows, Black - crowned Night- heron, House Finches, House Sparrows, Mallards, Mourning Doves and Rock Pigeons. We also saw Long Tale Grackle, Geese and American Coots.

my cat looks outside my windows

my cat  goes nuts when she sees birds outside the windows.

what do Mourning Doves eat

Mourning Doves eat canola,corn,millet,safflowers, and sunflowers seeds.

what do rock pigeons eat

Rock pigeons eat seeds,insects,plants,french fries and popcorn.

Wall of Birds

The Wall of Birds is at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The Wall of Birds shows different kind of Birds around the world. You should check the website. Here is the link https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/features/wallofbirds/

video of ducks playing in pool

https://youtu.be/j

HIXVv57Rfc The ducks are playing in my apartments pool. The ducks are looking for places to nest in the spring time. enjoy watching this video 

Flowers to attract birds

Spring is coming. This is the time to plant flowers for all birds. The plants I am planning to plant are sunflowers, daisies, and zinnias. The reason I'm planting these flowers is to attract Lesser Goldfinches and House Finches. 

The flowers that attract humming birds are Yucca and Aloe and I plan to plant Morning Glo

What are  you planning to plant?

How to keep House Finches away from Hummingbird feeder

Last year the House Finches broke the Hummingbird feeder and thats' why its on the balcony wall.

The Hummingbird were scared off by the other birds.I saw 2 Hummingbirds last year.

I am going on the defense this year.

How to keep House Finches away from Hummingbird feeder?

1. Used Hummingbird feeders wih out perches or big bases.

2. Hang one feeder close to a window to scare the House Finches.

3. Put up more Hummingbird feeders.

4.  Teach the neighborhood squirrels to chase the House Finches.

more to follow 

Spring Time

the most Poeular humming birds are in El Cajon are Roufs and ana. be for a look at of tiny nest.

Cockatoo seen hanging with the crows

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/23/cockatoo-joins-flock-of-carlsbad-crows/

Cockatoo seen hanging with the crows.The crows think the Cockatoo is a Family member.enjoy watching the link.

green parets

Lilac crowned Parrot. Also known as Lilac crowed Amazon are native to Mexico. They were introduced in Puerto Rico and The United States. In Southern California they are most abundant Parrot even though they are vulnerable in Mexico.  

Mysterious Green Parrots of El Cajon

Last week we sent photos to Cornell Lab of Ornithology during our Project Feeder data collection of green parrots that visited our feeders and were observed by me. 

In response Cornell Lab of Ornithology sent an email suggesting we explore what species of green parrots we have visiting our feeders. The website they recommend we use is called The California Parrot Project.   Check it out!

I learned that parrots have been around since 1960. There are six different species that are possibly flying around El Cajon. My challenge is to identify which one of the species is flying around El Cajon. 

Please join me in California Parrot Project to help identify the species of parrots in El Cajon. Please post pictures and comments. 

Birds Visit Despite Cold

Data from January 11-12, 2016
Birds visited despite the cold because they wanted food. It was observed that they drank lots of water from the bird bath.

This is the data we collected this week. America Crows won the day!

Project Feeder Watch Update Part 2

Continue of the data we collected for Project Feeder Watch. 

Happy New Year! Data Collected for January 5 and 6th.

Christmas Data Collection

Update on Project Feeder Watch.

 Project Feeder Watch    January 11,2016

This is the data I have been collecting since November 2015.

We do not have data for November because the new neighbors upstairs were smoking outside and the birds flew away from the smoke.  These neighbors also dropped their cigarette ash onto our patio. We think the birds returned because the neighbors went inside to smoke. 

Data Collection for December 7 and 8

Lindo Lake Data

Data collection for the Week of December 14 and 15

At Lindo Lake

On December 17, 2015,we went bird watching at Lindo Lake with my teacher, my family. We were joined by Ms. Cooley and her class. We also had a little Christmas party at the park during this time. 

We saw a Red Tail Hawk in a tree and it was chasing other birds. We saw a big cat. 

The geese at Lindo Lake honking at people. 

The American White Pelican and sea bird friends. According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology this is a rare sighting to see at Lindo Lake. 

Mallard ducks, Canadian Geese, and American Coots. Hiding in the distance is a Great Blue Heron. 

We were chased by Canadian Geese. They were chasing us looking for food. 

A Red Tail Hawk sitting in one of the trees.