Andrew

**Bird Log** **2/22/11 6:45am – 7:00am** **Today I am observing a chickadee. It looks like it may have a nest in our large hedge. It comes to the bird feeder grabs a seed and quickly flies back to the hedge. Sometimes it comes from the hedge to the top of our fence and sits. It turns its head side to side when sitting. From the fence it quickly darts back into the hedge. It seems to do that mostly when cars are going by on the road next to our house.** **2/26/11 6:55am – 7:12am** **Today the chickadee is sitting on the feeder grabbing seeds. It still flies quickly to the hedge but today it has more up/down movement in its flight. Kind of a bobbing motion going up and down about 6”. When it comes back to the feeder it sits on top of the metal rod holding the feeder looks around and then hops down to the feeder. Darts back to the top of the fence-waits and then quickly into the hedge.** **2/28/11 3:00 pm -3:15pm** **The chickadee was in the Maple tree sitting on one of the smaller branches. It is about 20 feet from the feeder. It is not doing much accept looking around. It darts in grabbing a seed and flies back to where it was perched in the maple tree.** **3/2/2011 6:06 am - 6:21 am** **The chickadee was singing its song “chickadee chickadee” and then the other one called back. Then the grey white chickadee with a black top on its head swooped in grabbed a seed and went back and sat on the branch. Then the other one came in and did the same accept it sat there for twice the time which I thought was unusual. They did that for the whole 15 minutes.** **3/5/2011 6: 33 – 6:43** **The chickadee was back but I didn’t see its partner but just like the other time it grabbed a seed went into the bush. Grabbed a seed then went into the bush. Then as it came back to the feeder a big red cardinal swooped in and the chickadee flew away so that’s why it was only for 10 minutes.** **3/8/2011 3:40 – 4:00** **Today I was watching the feeder and the bird darted to the bush and took turn going to the feeder. They looked very tense or nervous looking around kind twitchy. But they kept on feeding on the feeder switching from the fence to the bush.** **3/10/2011 6:00 6:10am** **The chickadees were sitting in the tree looking down on the bird feeder. One of them swooped down grabbed some food and flew back up to its perch. As the 2nd bird flew down 2 giant crows came out of nowhere, and the chickadee darted into the bush on the other side of the yard then they flew away.** **3/14/2011 3:20- 3:40pm** **The chickadees were back but they weren't feeding at the feeder yet. They were dashing around close to the ground. Landing in the open occasionally but usually landing in the bushes near the feeder. Then one came out of the bush and landed under my deck, then the other followed. So I let my dog out which for some reason points at birds. So as soon as my dog locked on the birds they flew away into the tree, and waited for my dog to leave. I called my dog in. So they finished feeding of the feeder occasionally walkig around the rim of the feeder. Then few away.** **3/16/2011 4:05-4:20pm** **I saw the chickadees today in are maple tree going up and down it. It was strange how they moved kinda in a pattern. Then a 3rd chickadee came, and I think it was the male who puffed up and started screeching at the other one until it flew away. Then it chanced it and came back. It landed on the fence kinda between the girl and facing the direction where the other bird had flew off. So then the 2 original started singing a slow song back and forth.** **3/17/2011 3:10-3:25pm** **Today there was only one just feeding and just sitting on the feeder near the fence. it just sat there on top of the bushes having its head in the direction of the wind. Then it dropped to the ground picking up the seeds I throw out. Then it flew away across the field.** **3/23/2011 6:10-6:25am** **Today I observed one bird on the ground. While the other one sat up in the tree looking at the other one on the ground. The one on the ground started pecking at the ground then flew up into the tree. They started calling back and forth or maybe it was one. Calling chickadee-dee.** **3/25/2011 2:45-3:00** **Today I watched the weirdest thing ever wishing that I had gotten it on tape. First the bird hopped over the other turned around and like hit each other. It looked like they might have been sick. Then they kinda just were stunned.**