A Birdie Surprise

This birdhouse has been sitting on our table for months and just the other day the girls peaked inside, and got a big surprise!  It looks like we have a nest of Nuthatches.

It's hard to tell, but there are 2 baby birds inside and they look like mini hairless chickens.  We saw the Mom inside the house yesterday, that's how we were able to identify them.

Olive drew this fantastic picture of a Nuthatch.

Here are some other birds that she saw at the bird feeder this week.  I love that my girls will spend hours outside exploring nature.

Bird Feather Study

Can you match the feather with the bird?

Scroll to the bottom of this post for the answers.

My girls love watching birds! We have really enjoy exploring the books above and matching the feather with the bird. Thank-you Grandmom for finding all these feathers in her North Carolina backyard.

(Top page answers:) 

Blue Jay, Robin

   Hawk, Wren

Woodpecker, Goldfinch

(Bottom page answers:)

Mocking Bird, Crow

Tufted Titmouse, Dove

Chickadee, Cat Bird

Happy Birding! Be sure to join the Great Outdoor Bird Count starting February 18th.

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