The windy weather forecast kept me at home this morning. So Rich and the cats and I had a lazy morning. It can be nice to stay at home and enjoy your backyard birds, too!
I’m pretty sure there is a Brown Thrasher nest in the backyard. I’ve been seeing Brown Thrashers in the yard regularly for the last two weeks, always near the back rose bed. Last week I saw both birds together, but since then, I’ve only been seeing one at a time. Wouldn’t it be fun to see the baby thrashers learning how to fly? It’d be as much fun as watching their father enjoy our birdbath…
![Brown Thrasher Brown Thrasher](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Backyard_20110413_1.jpg?resize=500%2C0)
Brown Thrasher
On our walk tonight we ran into a Cooper’s Hawk near Black Lake. Better down there than up by our yard! He sat on somebody’s roof and watched as I got closer and closer…
![Cooper's Hawk Cooper's Hawk](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Coopers-Hawk_Backyard_20110407_1.jpg?resize=500%2C0)
Cooper's Hawk
The Bald Eagles continue to have a presence in the neighborhood. I think they fly over Stoneybrook to Black Lake to gather food for their baby on the nest. It’s quite convenient when they fly overhead in nice sunset light!
![Bald Eagle Bald Eagle](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bald-Eagle_Backyard_20110413_1.jpg?resize=500%2C0)
Bald Eagle
We also found a pair of Black-Necked Stilts down at the “Surprise Pond” behind Lakehurst. That’s where I seem to find the most unusual birds in the neighborhood. It was twilight and I couldn’t get a great picture, but here’s my “I really did see them!” proof.
![Black-Necked Stilts Black-Necked Stilts](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Black-Necked-Stilts_Backyard_20110414_1.jpg?resize=500%2C0)
Black-Necked Stilts