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!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Back to an old favorite

Somehow we find ourselves with winter behind us for the most part and no birding trips yet to report.  So we picked a nice warm day in February and packed up our bird seed, binoculars, cameras and the Napster and off we go to Morton's in Sag Harbor.


We really enjoyed feeding the birds from our hand last time.  So that was our mission.  Try to attract some chickadees or perhaps a woodpecker to the seed in our hand.  Much to our surprise we spotted two birds that we can add to our blog.  En route to our destination, we spotted the familiar V-shaped wing formation of the Turkey Vulture.  




Our next unexpected surprise was a turkey of another kind ---- Wild Turkeys!!!  Lots of them!!!  Seeing so many at one time was a rare treat indeed.   We marveled at the beauty of their feathers but they definitely have a face only a mother could love.  And boy were they meaty!  Several hens and their broods may join up into bands of more than 30 birds. Winter groups have been seen to exceed 200.




We were happy to see that, even though the ground was not snow covered, the chickadees were still anxious to visit any food filled hand.  And if there was only one hand extended, they would wait patiently for their turn.


  



As we continue on the path towards Little Peconic Bay, we find ourselves on a peaceful meandering trail with birds chirping, wind blowing and the air getting colder as we get closer to the water.  





The path was beautiful but some in our group were whining about the stiff breeze coming off the bay.  Someone whom shall remain anonymous came to the woods in the middle of February with only one glove.

So, as we turn back towards the car, we feed more chickadees and catch a cardinal posing just for us.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 13, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    I think the person with the one glove was the
    wise one. There is no shame in knowing when to turn around and go back home!

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    1. AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 7:48 AM

      Some site you guys have here. Birdingandbonding, can i ask where you came up with this site name? Thankyou
      Because i Put a bunch of suggestions on yahoo answers for "names for a birdsite" and i was wondering if you used my name please let me know id appreciate it.

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