Pine Warbler – Memos for Me

Snowed in

February 15, 2021

“You’re in my spot!” American Goldfinch, Pine Warbler

Today’s a state holiday and we’re snowed in. So, it was the perfect day to birdwatch. We had 23 total bird species visit our feeders today – and that doesn’t include some birds we typically see like the American Crow and White-breasted Nuthatch (both were present yesterday but not today 🤷🏼‍♀️). Here’s a few of my favorite visitors today:

Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker

No, I didn’t spend all day simply watching my feeders. There was also tax work and a walk around the neighborhood. I’ll let you guess which one was my favorite.

Just a warbler or two

June 30, 2020

Yellow Warbler2 05172020 836a Bufflehead Bay — Yellow Warbler

A few weeks ago I visited Bufflehead Bay on Lake Maumelle, and it was warbler haven. While I saw favorites like the Pine Warbler and Summer Tanager, I also saw firsts for me: the Worm-eating Warbler and Yellow Warbler.

Walk it off

April 9, 2020

Pine Warbler3 032120 Bufflehead Bay — Pine Warbler

Recently, we took a walk at Bufflehead Bay near the Jolly Roger’s Marina to get out, enjoy the good weather and see what birds we could find. There were TONS of common loons as well as other little birds like the above Pine Warbler.

Just a note: We did practice social distancing. 🙂

Common Loon (male)

Common Loon (female)

American Crow

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Carolina Chickadee

Photo: Spring is nearly here!

February 9, 2020

Pine Warbler2 BKNWR 040519.JPG — Pine Warbler

I’ve been singing all day like this pine warbler because we’ve FINALLY had our first bloom of the season at the house! Yay!

Photos: Little Rock CBC

December 17, 2019

White-eyed Vireo1 121419 LR CBC_Russenberger Road — White-eyed Vireo (Russenberger Road)

This past Saturday, I participated in my first Christmas Bird Count held in Little Rock. It was pretty fun, and awesome in the fact that I got paired with one of the state’s best birders. I also visited some birding areas that I’ve never been to before. We found 59 different species in the eastern section of Little Rock that included the Arkansas Audubon Center and the nearby Gilliam Park. Here’s a few of the birds we saw: