Saturday, June 10, 2017

Kentucky Birds In May

May was a pretty active month for our feathered friends. We had many migrants move through the area on their way North to their breeding grounds. We did not have as many Warblers as last year due to the changing weather patterns. There were several fronts that drove them in other directions. Overall we had a very nice month. There have been 5 Summer Tanagers that have been hanging around and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Male and Female, stayed for almost 2 weeks. The Cardinals have the largest population I seen for some time. I have counted 5 pair. The Downy had 4 babies, The White-breasted Nuthatch had 3 and there are multiple House Finch and Goldfinch juveniles hanging around. The Eastern Phoebe had 4 babies and 2 weeks later laid another 4 eggs in the old nest. 


Summer Tanager

American Goldfinch

House Finch

Eastern Phoebe

Cedar Waxwing

Summer Tanager

Cape may Warbler 
Red-eyed Vireo

Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager

Indigo Bunting

White-throated Sparrow

Summer Tanager

House Finch

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

House Finch pair

Cape May Warbler

Back yard Feeding Area

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Cardinal

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Cardinal

Red-eyed Vireo 

Red-eyed Vireo 

Downey Woodpecker

Eastern Towhee

Redstart

Eastern Wood Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

Carolina Wren

White-breasted Nuthatch

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Male Downy feeding young 

Hairy Woodpecker

Downy Juvenile

American Goldfinch juvenile

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak