View from the Cape: Movement and activity
The Crested Caracara connundrum continues - the Atlantic County bird has disappeared, but now there is one back in Salem, after a lack of sightings for a while. Is there really only one bird then?! This bird was photographed along the Kings Highway near Sharptown, Salem County on 24th
Photo by Jeff White
Judging by all the photos and text alerts I've received over the past
few days, there is quite definitely an element of movement in the air.
Even as early as February, it is possible to detect the very first signs
of spring's movements. Perhaps the first signs are increased vocal
activity from wintering birds; my local Northern Cardinals
are certainly getting vocal now and, while I was attending to our
noticeboard at The Meadows at the weekend, it was easy to hear the male Red-winged Blackbirds
singing "Congaree" from the cattail stems - though it will be a good
month yet before the females start showing an interest in them! Just
yesterday, I was giving my meadow its once-a-year haircut and a Field Sparrow was putting its vocal chords through its paces too.
Posted by Wild New Jersey at 3/2/2013 6:00 AM 
Categories: Birds, Preservation
Tags: Northern Cardinals red-winged black birds field sparrow meadows crested caracara
Categories: Birds, Preservation
Tags: Northern Cardinals red-winged black birds field sparrow meadows crested caracara
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