Wow, time flies when you’re busy and focused on other stuff.
We’re Still Here
Pam and I are still alive, we’ve just been distracted/focused on other stuff the last couple of months. Pam has been crazy at work, as have I, plus I’m getting into the meat of the cycling season. In addition, since late March I’ve been focusing, when I can, on a new blog called Video Beer Reviews that I’ve wanted to do for a while. I’ve been a lover of quality beer for 20+ years and now I am reviewing beers and posting the videos on the blog. So, if you like beer and want to see somebody babble on about why they like or dislike a beer feel free to go over there and subscribe. How does beer relate to birds you ask? Well we spend a lot of time on the deck enjoying beer and watching the birds so there you go 
Birds We’ve Seen And Missed
In the last month or two we’ve seen a few new birds in our yard including Brown Headed Cowbirds, Magnolia Warblers, Purple Finches (pretty sure although they are “rare” in Georgia), Red Headed Woodpeckers (very cool bird!), Cedar Waxwings, and Blue Jays. We’ve also noted the return of the Ruby Throated Hummingbird to the sugar water feeder on our deck. The Goldfinches have come back as well. I think we’ve missed most of the Spring Migration. We were planning on getting out to bird with a group this Spring, especially for Warblers, but it’s May and most of them are gone. We’ll catch them in the Fall and next Spring I guess. Both our life lists are a little bigger than before.
Looking Ahead And Another Mystery Bird
We’re hoping to get back in the swing of birding more often and posting about our experiences. I’m also going to try to get some more pictures to post as well, including one of another “mystery” bird that we just saw yesterday. It was mostly brown, songbird sized, and had a thin white “crown” and white dots on the wing. The beak is short and stubby and might be slightly hooked at the end. It was hanging out at our feeders. We’ve looked through our field guides but can’t find anything close. We’ll keep trying and hopefully we will figure it out. If anyone has any ideas please let us know.
Anyway, I’ll try to be a bit more regular in posting. We really appreciate those of you that visit the site on a regular basis. Thank You!!!
I think your brown bird is some type of sparrow, probably chipping, but don’t know what you mean by white dots on the wings. But, never fear, check out the other birders such as Birder Chick, Twin Beaks (the blogger answers questions asked by the commenters) and Julie Zickelfoose. If you don’t see your bird in those blogs, just go right ahead and call your local Auduboners. They’ll gladly help. Great to hear about your other blog. Tonight it’s Stella Artois for me. Ta Ta!
Nancy O.
The Red Headed Woodpeckers are just beautiful aren’t they? I love seeing them at our feeders in Cary, NC. Now, if I could see a Baltimore Oriole I would be set!
The mystery bird could be a Rose Breasted Grosbeak or something similar. I saw one of those the other day at our feeders. Pretty, and somewhat funny looking, bird.
Bingo, you got it Jeff! It was a female Rose Breasted Grosbeak, I found it in our field guide this morning. They are a neat/funny looking bird.
Nancy, we figured it out. Turns out it’s a female Rose Breasted Grosbeak.
If there’s a beer you want me to “try” for you before you buy let me know and I’ll see if I can get it and review it for you.