Today my Bird of the Day is the Northern Cardinal. Seems winter is setting in here in the Northland. It’s windy, snowy, and there’s highs in the teens (negative double digits for the Celsius crowd) in the forecast. Here we go. 🪶 #itsabird ❄️

Today my Bird of the Day says it’s dark and time for snoozes. #itsabird 🪶

My Bird of the Day today is the Gray Catbird. I think it’s mad at me for putting up my office holiday decorations before Thanksgiving. #itsabird 🪶

I needed to see something other than an overcast sky so today my Bird of the Day is the Royal Tern. Cruising over the southern coast these birds are inspiring to watch. 🪶 #itsabird

My Bird of the Day today is a familiar one. The Northern Cardinal. With the new feeder pole I gained a new hanging spot so naturally I gained a new feeder that works best with a different type of seed and my hope is I bring in more cardinals over the winter. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Tufted Titmouse. This one was from a few years back in south western Wisconsin. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day celebrates my new feeder pole which seems much more robust. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is Greg from Washington. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day is a Blue Jay to commemorate the life and work of the feeder pole on which it was perched. Sunday morning I awoke to the pole snapped and feeders laying empty on the ground. Gone but not forgotten. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day is the Black Phoebe. It would like you to Pokémon go to the polls. Also trainer code available on request! #itsabird 🪶

I hear today is for angry birds. On a recent trip to one of my favorite Minnesota parks I found this White-breasted Nuthatch who was clearly not having it. #itsabird 🪶

Happy Halloween everyone! 🧛‍♀️ 🪶 🎃 #itsabird

What better Bird of the Day to end this month on than the Carrion Crow? None, I say. This one being extra creepy lurking around a Parisian cemetery. 🪶 #itsabird 🎃

My Bird of the Day today is the Blue Jay. Fitting both my theme this month of Corvids and the best bird themed team currently playing in a championship series it seemed like a good choice. 🪶 #itsabird

My Bird of the Day today is a unique view of a Blue Jay. #itsabird 🪶

The Grey Jay is not the most scary of Corvids. In fact, my Bird of the Day probably ranks highest on the traditional cute factor scale. That is unless you’re afraid of it by its other name the Canada Jay and a better health care system scares you. 🪶 #itsabird

Today we’re taking a break from our regular Corvid October lineup for a King Birds no Kings post. Couch’s Kingbird good luck and stay safe out there everyone. #itsabird 🪶

My Bird of the Day is my backyard Blue Jay. I love having these birds around and sometimes three will show up at a time. Their screams send me to the window every time and I just love watching their feeding ritual. 🪶 #itsabird

My Bird of the Day today is the Eurasian Jackdaw. I loved this pensive bird of the crow family the moment I saw my first one. They have a curious intelligence about them that they are not shy to demonstrate. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the jaunty crow. This one was proudly strutting with its prize scrap of bread. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day is the Steller’s Jay. Got a bird centric weekend ahead and I’m excited to get out while the getting is good in the Northland. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day is the Raven. I’ve posted this beauty before but it was such a thrilling experience. Top of a neat park overlooking a small town. It’s no wonder these birds inspire so much lore. 🪶 #itsabird

My Bird of the Day today is the Magpie. This, the Eurasian variety was found at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Additional spooky points for being photobombed. 🪶 #itsabird

Is it time? Oh yes, it’s time. My Bird of the Day today needs no introduction. Corvids are amazing and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. From PDX last weekend the humble crow. 🪶 #itsabird

Though a Jay may be more fitting today I’ve decided that my Bird of the Day will instead celebrate a most fantastic birding day. The Northern Flicker goes by many names which I wholly support and was just one of the cool things I saw. Sapsucker, Harrier, Kestrel, otters, phoebe, cranes…🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Song Sparrow. Fun little brush hopper. I’ve seen them in many places and the differences are fun to notice but that line behind the eye always looks so good. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Steller’s Jay. This is not my usual style and I hope for a clearer sighting in the future but I did enjoy this for what it is. #itsabird 🪶

My Bird of the Day today is the Inca Dove. One of the last birds I saw on the Texas trip this spring. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is this very judgmental Canada Goose. They’ve been basically everywhere I’ve looked the past few days as they binge on on grasses on their way south. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Grey Catbird. For a bird that isn’t known for its vibrant colors or particularly beautiful calls it’s still one I’m always thrilled to see. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day is the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. This spring started with finding some in Texas and now in fall in Minnesota they’re always a welcome find. Amazing to watch and wonder at how these tiny creatures travel such vast distances. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is to celebrate getting a Covid and flu shot. It was apparently free and super easy to get. Sure my arm is a bit sore but it’s well worth it. 🪶 #itsabird 💉

Things suck, here’s a bird. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day is the most fearsome bird out there if only to small bugs. Tyrannus Tyrannus or the Eastern Kingbird. This one was in south western Wisconsin just keeping an eye on things. 🪶 #itsabird #kingbirds #nokings

Today my Bird of the Day is the Eastern Wood-Pewee. Found at the Farm this weekend where there was a lot of great folks getting together to juggle. I’d like to wish a happy birthday to one person that was present and another that was celebrating closer to home. #itsabird 🪶 🎈

Today my Bird of the Day is the Swamp Sparrow. He can’t believe that it’s September. All the birds probably asking him how he spent the summer. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Cape May Warbler. As fall migration kicks off I’m hoping to add to some more tricksy warblers to my life list. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Little Blue Heron. A long time fabled bird in my mind but eventually saw one, then many more as it often goes. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Northern Mockingbird. Not one I run into much in Minnesota but often found when in Missouri and further south. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the American Robin. It’s a Mary Poppins kind of day where I just kept thinking I could fit all the things into today without any reality of the time it would take being considered. Just a theoretical it’ll fit kind of thing. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the House Finch. Things have been pretty busy lately and no signs of slowing down for a while. Excited to get the camera out a bit more as we start to see the change in seasons 🍂 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Cedar Waxwing. This young bird was looking down over the path and looking forward to the weekend, probably. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Baltimore Oriole. Always loved them and they bring me a bit of joy no matter what else is going on. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Long-billed Curlew. Found at the delightful South Texas Ecotourism Center it was a first of species for me. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day is the House Finch. This female was staged waiting her turn at the feeder on the nearby power lines. #itsabird 🪶

Twin Cities folk, I strongly urge you to get flashlights and batteries ready and make other preparations for another round of storms tonight. If the current forecast holds it might get a bit rocky.

My Bird of the Day today is the Osprey. This one taking off from a power pole. I know there’s a lot of folks without power tonight and here’s hoping the outages don’t last long. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day was juuuust out of the reach of my lens but still managed to get a legible shot and it’s pretty neat so I thought I’d share it. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Red-winged Blackbird. This one looking from a construction fence out at the vast open waters of Lake Superior as many of us in the US anxiously wait for the one piece of news we most want to hear. 🪶 #itsabird

My Bird of the Day today came from Two Harbors, MN this weekend. At the start of a lovely walking tour of the shore and the city this Common Yellowthroat flitted and fluttered around posing in a variety of ways. 🪶 #itsabird