Happy New Year!
It’s the first day of 2009 and Pam and I hope it will be a great year for all of you!
We also hope it will be a year of many new birds for both of us. But, we all have to start somewhere each and every year. So, as I posted yesterday, I thought I’d start off 2009 with a post about literally the 1st bird each of us see, whatever it is and wherever it is. I think this bird qualifies as a significant bird for us because it will be the 1st bird of the first full year of birding for us. It will hold the cherished spot atop our 2009 list and will be seared into our brains forever because of the circumstances in which it was seen. The bird should be very proud of itself 
And The Winner Is
Pam woke up a bit before me and spotted a female Northern Cardinal as her first bird of 2009.
I got out of bed and stumbled into the kitchen to make some coffee and as I was walking back to the living room I saw a male Eastern Bluebird, all puffed up against the cold, eating some suet.
Here’s a picture I took a while back that shows the Cardinal and Bluebird hanging out together:
How About You
So, the Cardinal and Bluebird were our first official birds of 2009. What was yours?
Please participate and post a comment about the first bird you saw today. It will be neat to see what everyone found as they opened their eyes on January 1st, 2009!
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As posted on my blog, my first bird of 2009 was a cold looking American Robin perched high in the ginkgo tree which is next to a holly tree — so probably thinking about getting a bite to eat.
I envy you the bluebird — I’ve never seen one in my yard.
We get a lot of bluebirds in the Winter, sometimes we have 5 or six on the feeders at once! They are very pretty birds and really add to the pleasure of watching the feeders.
I walked out of the house a bit after dawn and it was a few minutes before I saw or heard any bird. Then a Carolina Wren broke the silence and brought a smile to my face.
Mikael
Austin, TX
Mikael,
The Carolina Wren is a neat little bird. We really enjoy them at our feeders. Glad 2009 is starting off well for you!