Watch for birds in your dogwoods

I was in for a treat today. Actually it started about two days ago when I noticed a flash of red in my dogwood tree. I watched closely expecting to see a bright red cardinal, when in the same spot I briefly saw gray and white and thought I had seen a mockingbird. But it [...]

Bluebirds have fledged!

I just knew I had missed it. Dave and I left on Saturday morning to drive to Charlotte knowing we wouldn’t be back until Sunday afternoon. Four baby bluebirds were in the nest box and could fledge any time. What joy when I came home and discovered that the adult birds were still bringing food to the [...]

Watching for four bluebirds to fledge

I have a birdhouse with four baby birds in it that could fledge any day now, possibly even today. Unfortunately, I have yet to see any of my baby birds fledge. This is the 4th or 5th nest since I put the bluebird boxes up. I hope this time will be different – plan to [...]