From the Birdcam: Visitors to the Birdbath

Posted Jess Yarnell

My mom gave me a birdcam for my birthday last year. It detects motion and takes a picture when it senses that a bird is present. My mom’s goal was to help me monitor the various species of birds in the backyard. After leaving it set up near the birdbath for a few months, I did a happy dance when I saw all the neat things that the birdcam captured. Let’s take a look!

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Eastern Bluebird – Aha! So they do come into the yard sometimes!
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Prairie Warbler surprised me when he showed up with a male Painted Bunting
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Bow Tie! My favorite little Yellow-throated Warbler is more easily heard than seen
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The uninvited visitor: a Cooper’s hawk
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Northern Cardinal loves the water drip while he poses with another beautiful male, the Painted Bunting!
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Three male Painted Buntings at a time – so pretty!
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Papa Cardinal feeding Mama Cardinal at night – nesting season is on the way!
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The Orange-crowned Warbler (right) shows off his orange crown to the greenie

Here’s the total listing of species captured with the birdcam: American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Brown Thrasher, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Ground Dove, Cooper’s Hawk, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Phoebe, Gray Catbird, House Finch, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Northern Mockingbird, Orange-Crowned Warbler, Painted Bunting, Palm Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler

The still images are neat, but I think this birdcam video is even better!

Thanks to my mom’s thoughtful gift, I’ll be spying on my birds more in 2021! :)