New Jersey Birds 2024
1 and 2 May 2024 — Backyard birds and wildlife in Teaneck, NJ
1 May - Rabbit in the backyard
2 May - Action at the water dishes
A few cedar waxwings watched the action at the water dishes
A very wet robin
Mockingbird
Sometimes mourning doves do the same thing — spread out their wings
Grackles have brought peanuts to the water dishes, dropped them in, and then eaten the contents, leaving the shells in the water.
Starling
Catbird. The bird sometimes has an early evening bath.
Mourning doves
Grackle eating a peanut using the water in the water dish
New birdfeeder for black oil sunflower seeds. The design makes it very easy for big birds to land and devour all the food, so some wooden barriers have been added to discourage them.