Birds of a Feather is back with our new blog, Birding and Bonding! Our previous objective remains the same. Our goal is to find all birds that live on Long Island year round. The only rule is that in order to add a bird to our list, we must see it when we are together. That's where the bonding comes in. Life can get so hectic that we sometimes fail to enjoy the more important things. This gives us a wonderful outlet to make sure we take the time.

Of course, Long Island has many migratory birds, as well. We certainly don't want to ignore them. We will blog about them as well. Armed with new cameras and renewed incentive, we look forward to getting back on the birding trail!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge

Some friends of mine wanted to take their kids to Morton's bird sanctuary, so off we went on Saturday.  I brought enough seeds for all of us even though I was doubtful that we would have a lot of success since the weather has been getting so warm. 

You know how it is when you tell someone how wonderful something is and when they do it not so much!  San and were never able to plan a day there together so I wasn't sure how hungry our feathered friends would be.

But much to everyone's delight the Black Capped Chickadee's were out in force ready and willing to eat from any hand willing to offer up some tasty treats. 

Our youngest one was a little weary at first.  The first bird that landed on his hand kinda freaked him out. But he soon became a pro at it.


Bobby

The teenagers with us really enjoyed it as well.  They both were so excited when the first bird landed in their hand. 


Adriana






Everyone was content to just stand their with arms extended waiting for a bird to return for another tidbit.

As we meandered through the trails we also had a Tufted Titmouse and a White Breasted Nuthatch feed from our hands.


Suzie





And when we finally made our way to the water, much to our surprise the water was green!  It didn't look polluted.  All in all in was a beautiful day, and we were truly felt quite privileged to help in feeding God's creatures.


So all my worrying was for naught.  Of course it wasn't the same birding without San but our opportunities to visit Morton to feed the birds are dwindling as the weather warms and new growth gives the birds many choices for feeding.
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