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Birders

Bob Loblaw

(1,900 posts) Mon May 27, 2019, 08:06 PM May 2019

Seen at the in-laws yesterday... [View all]

They live in the woods on a small river in Michigan and have numerous feeders. In less than 24 hours I saw at least one of each of these fine specimens, and many of most of them:

White breasted nuthatch
Tufted titmouse
Cardinal
Blue Jay
Goldfinch
Purplefinch
Baltimore oriole
Rose breasted grosbeak
Downy woodpecker
Hairy woodpecker
Yellow bellied woodpecker
Mallard
Canada goose
Black capped chickadee
Red winged blackbird
Wood duck
Robin
Mourning dove

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Seen at the in-laws yesterday... [View all] Bob Loblaw May 2019 OP

My goodness, it sounds like they live in a bird sanctuary. dewsgirl May 2019 #1

It really is beautiful Bob Loblaw May 2019 #2

It sounds beautiful. dewsgirl May 2019 #4

All I get are brown sparrows that Chase away any other birds. blueinredohio May 2019 #3

Sounds lovely hibbing May 2019 #5