Wow, these are all great! Thank you so much!
Pinuzzo: yes, backyards are amazing like that! Speaking of hawks, I see a lot on light posts along the highways...
Mike1234567: My condolences!
nycsport: Very cool! Will have to look into this.
30to66at55: lol!
Forest_hills_daddy & mongoose65: yes!!! DH took me to Jamaica Bay, but I think he and I need to somehow coordinate it to a more optimal time in the migratory season to take full advantage of it.
Born2run01: Cool! I look forward to checking out your blog. DH would do a happy dance if a songbird could feed out of his hand.
Shiftmh: no guns, just binoculars
MathSciGirl: Great! I will definitely look into this.
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On a related note...
Has anyone seen strange birds since Hurricane Sandy? My husband and I could swear we saw an Anhinga on the pond this Spring... Also saw a green heron (my first). Egrets and blue herons common guests, but never we saw these guys before!