photos of these true "SPARK" birds are stunning, Laura- thank you? Here in Madison area, I've only seen them in wood lots, usually high up. At your feeders- wow! Perhaps you've described before and I've missed, but could you describe setting of your Peabody Street home/ yard that you get these forest birds in so frequently? Thanks!
My backyard is just a regular old backyard in a normal-sized size lot (well, our house is very old, so was built before the street was designed for cars and the house is further forward than any other house on the block, giving us a bigger backyard) in an old, established Duluth neighborhood—Lakeside). The big old trees (some are over 100 years old) are what the birds notice from the air, along with the sounds other birds are making here, but what brings so very many over my yard in the first place is our location, less than a mile from Lake Superior in Duluth, just below Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory. Being in the flyway is a BIG help!
Love the Tanagers. Sounds like a special Spring. I bet your Best Bird list is long. This gem of a bird definitely belongs there.
photos of these true "SPARK" birds are stunning, Laura- thank you? Here in Madison area, I've only seen them in wood lots, usually high up. At your feeders- wow! Perhaps you've described before and I've missed, but could you describe setting of your Peabody Street home/ yard that you get these forest birds in so frequently? Thanks!
My backyard is just a regular old backyard in a normal-sized size lot (well, our house is very old, so was built before the street was designed for cars and the house is further forward than any other house on the block, giving us a bigger backyard) in an old, established Duluth neighborhood—Lakeside). The big old trees (some are over 100 years old) are what the birds notice from the air, along with the sounds other birds are making here, but what brings so very many over my yard in the first place is our location, less than a mile from Lake Superior in Duluth, just below Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory. Being in the flyway is a BIG help!