May 10th Journal Entry

May 10th, 2021
Start Time: 5:00 pm
End Time: 6:30 pm
Location: High Ridge Circle, Franklin Massachusetts
Weather: Cloudy and raining, East 12 mph wind speed and 100% precipitation.

Temperature: 67 F
Habitat: Suburban community with tall trees all around, In my backyard with a pool and surrounded by small to medium bushes/trees in a garden.

Species: 1 Black-capped Chickadees, 1 American Robin, 2 American Crows

Today was light, which is what I expected since it was raining off and on, but the times I got the birds it was clear outside. Basically the rain lasted for about 45 minutes, so I basically stayed in my house and observed with my binoculars. I saw nothing sadly, but my dad realized there was a bird in the bush next to my window, a female robin sitting on its eggs. It was rare to see this, so we put a camera in the bush and waited for it to return, which is how we were able to get one of the clearest pictures I have ever gotten. After, noises were everywhere, but few were easy to make out and not all were birds. I heard this call, deeee-duh-do, which I know to be 1 black-capped chickadee and so I recorded that. twenty minutes later, while starting to rap up, I heard very distinct sounds over my head, well first I saw them, black birds, then "caw-caw", it was clear to me these were two American Crows. Overall it was a slow day, but in truth I wanted to relax and enjoy the last assignment for my ornithology class, hopefully I will do this in my free time in the future.

Posted on May 10, 2021 07:15 PM by sdecrescinaturalist