We've been to Florida twice in the last three years and had no trouble spotting brown pelicans without even trying. Twenty five years ago, you had to go to special places at special times to see them. There are 1,126 species on the list, with about 80 added each year. Until now, the only species that have come off the list have been declared extinct. The odd call of the veery has been heard for the past two weeks as many returned at the height of the migration.
Veeries are the birds that sound as if they are whistling at one end of a big, long pipe.
They like wooded wetlands. They are a sure sign that spring is really here. Cranky chickadee Other than goldfinches, not many birds visit our thistle feeder. Usually, chickadees just wait their turn. And it did so several times.