Species seen in our backyard

Hummingbird

Birds seen in our backyard - in order of appearance
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  Date Bird Species (Click on name to go to page)   More photos More photos More photos
1
  2013-05-11 Veery        
2
  2014-04-28 Mourning Dove   "statue" spreads out fledgling
      training & untraining how to eat from feeders   seven    
3
  2014-04-28 House Sparrow   lined up Fledgling Fledgling
      collective bathing: 8 at a time (November)   hordes in snow in flight  
4
  2014-04-28 American Goldfinch   male fledglings close-up
      extracting nyjer seed & fighting (December)        
5
  2014-05-02 Northern Cardinal (female)   male, closeup juvenile begging
      male drinking on a snowy day (January 2015)   in snow M & F close-up M  
6
  2014-05-02 House Finch (male)   female a pair fledgling
      having a bath   finch wars in flight  
7
  2014-05-03 Common Grackle (male and female)   hordes    
8
  2014-05-09 Brown-headed Cowbird (male and female)   fledgling close-up F  
9
  2014-05-09 Downy Woodpecker (female)   male close-up close-up
      in nest box (September 2015)   stays overnight with wren  
10
  2014-05-09 Black-capped Chickadee   new feeder drinking 2 together
      in flight   nesting 7 babies!  
11
  2014-05-09 Red-winged Blackbird (male)   mother & baby immature M immature
12
  2014-06-13 Blue Jay   trying suet close-up vocalizing
      grabbing a peanut (November)   vocalizing with peanut in flight
13
  2014-06-20 Rock Doves / Pigeons   piebald lining up hordes
      new variation (December)        
14
  2014-07-19 European Starling (fledgling)   adult    
15
  2014-08-09 Tufted Titmouse   two together new feeder eating
      drinking on a snowy day (January 2015)        
16
  2014-08-19 Northern Flicker (male)   in 2015    
17
  2014-08-19 Ruby-Throated Hummingbird   it returns close-up  
18
  2014-08-28 Gray Catbird (eating a grape)        
19
  2014-09-05 Carolina Wren   overnight stay little bath in snow
20
  2014-09-15 White-breasted Nuthatch   close-up    
21
  2014-10-12 Dark-eyed Junco   gets a peanut    
22
  2014-10-17 Northern Mockingbird   returns    
23
  2014-10-19 Purple Finch (male)   female squabbling  
24
  2014-10-24 White-throated Sparrow   close-up bathing kicking
25
  2014-10-25 American Robin (eating holly berries)   6 bathers    
26
  2014-10-31 Eastern Towhee (male)        
27
  2014-10-31 Pine Siskin        
28
  2014-11-16 Song Sparrow        
29
  2014-11-22 Red-tailed Hawk   December    
30
  2014-11-23 Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)   with Blue Jay with peanut female
31
  2015-02-02 American Tree Sparrow        
32
  2015-02-07 Clay-colored Sparrow (very rare)   it returns    
      Eastern Plush Cardinal (just kidding)        
33
  2015-04-13 Chipping Sparrow   2017 sighting    
34
  2016-04-30 House Wren (nest-building)        
35
  2016-05-04 Red-breasted Grosbeak        
36
  2016-05-05 Hairy Woodpecker        
37
  2016-05-13 Indigo Bunting        
38
  2016-03-25 American Crow, back in March 2016        
39
  2017-01-02 Sharp-shinned Hawk        
40
  2017-01-21 Cooper's Hawk - photos and videos        
41
  2017-12-11 Hermit Thrush        
42
  2018-05-04 American Redstart        
43
  2018-05-06 Yellow-Rumped Warbler        
44
  2018-05-19 Lincoln's Sparrow        
45
  2018-08-12 Monk Parakeet        
46
  2018-10-01 Brown Thrasher (not photographed)        
47
  2019-03-28 Red-breasted nuthatch        
48
  2020-04-08 Wild Turkey (not photographed)        
 49   2021-10-09 Black-and-white warbler        
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
      got as far as: last or next to last files for 2016        
      Mammals        
               
               
               
               
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Birds in Teaneck, New Jersey - 2016

 

Finches fight on the feeder - photos and video - 4 January 2016 >>

Peanut thieves - videos - 16 January ---- Winter storm - 23 January 2016 >>

Photos and videos - February 2016 >>

A new bird is sighted for the first time, and it's even building a nest in our yard - April 2016 >>


 

Birds in Teaneck, New Jersey - 2015

 

First bird photos of 2015: birds in the snow >>

 

A good look at our neighbourhood hawk; a rare visit by a blackbird - photos to the end of January >>

 

Big snowstorms in February. Many winter birds come to visit, including a rare sighting >>

 

Winter becomes Spring, 3 April >>

 

Wow! A chickadee family moves into one of our nestboxes. May >>

 

Hummingbird; peanut thieves: August - September >>

 

Winter visitors return, October 2015 >>

 

Female downy woodpecker - videos - December 2015 >>

 


Birds in Teaneck, New Jersey - 2014

Deer and a new birdfeeder, 28 April 2014 >>

Baby geese at FDU, 29 May 2014 >>

More cute animals, 4 June 2014 >>

More birdfeeder action, 8 June 2014 >>

Two hundred more birdfeeder photos, from 12 June to 1 July 2014 >>

Birdfeeder photos, 4 July to 19 July 2014 >>

New birdfeeder developments, 9 August 2014 >>

A very special birdfeeder afternoon, 19 August 2014 >>

Our birdfeeders explained, 22 August 2014 >>

Several new birds visit our backyard, 23 August to 15 September 2014 >>

A new feeder and bathtime, 18 to 24 September 2014 >>

New birds, and a big surprise, 25 September to 17 October 2014 >>

Autumn leaves, more birds, and two deer, 18 October to 30 October 2014 >>

Some new bird species show up, 31 October to 2 November 2014 >>

Our 29th bird species is sighted! 3 to 24 November 2014 >>

The last set of bird photos for 2014: up to the end of December 2014 >>

 

 


 

Birds in Teaneck, New Jersey - 2013

A veery, 11 May 2013 >>