Bird feeder plans for cape cod code#

I’ve only ever seen one or two that I can remember, transient birds seen in the course of west coast field work, but their melancholy song has always stayed with me. It was the Cape and Island’s third-ever record of an aptly-named Pacific Northwest species – a Golden-crowned Sparrow. A week or so ago, a very special sparrow turned up near Edgartown, a little brown and gray bird with a crown glowing gold. Speaking of sparrows in the genus Zonotrichia - you know it wouldn’t be a bird report without mention of some rare bird you’ve never heard of. Soon it will return to some shrubby recent clear-cut or burned-over forest clearing in a lovely northern forest, but for that day, some smelly old fishing gear and concrete were enough to inspire a hopeful song from this weary traveler. Eventually I found the source, an actual White-throated Sparrow hunkered down in a pile of old lobster traps, singing away 700 yards from the nearest suitable habitat. As we watched a scallop boat unloading at the very end of the pier, I kept imagining I was hearing the clear notes of a White-throated Sparrow through the din of trucks, boats, and machinery. On Sunday, the family and I stopped by MacMillan Pier in Provincetown to have some lunch and see what was happening that might interest a three-year-old. Sometimes it just takes one bird to let you know migration is happening, and urgently so. Even goldfinches migrate, though you’d think all they do is sit on your feeder and eat – they counted over 600 passing by. You may not much notice migration unless you’re in the right place when the sky is raining birds, as was the case Sunday morning - birders staked out near Provincetown Airport tallied 45 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 14 American Kestrels, 82 Purple Finches, and over 500 Yellow-rumped Warblers. Migration can be subtle away from a few well-known theaters for catching the show – the Beech Forest, Pilgrim Heights, Aquinnah, Gooseberry Neck. While your backyard orioles are back on the same singing perches as last year by May 1st or 2 nd, the birds bound for boreal forests and other points north are less predictable here, often arriving en mass only when a warm front to the south combines with rain to the north. Transient migrants, like the bulk of the warblers and many of the other songbirds, are more fickle, their fates tied to the winds and storms. Highly migratory birds are famous for returning to their breeding territory from far-off wintering grounds within a day or two window each year, weather be damned. The birds I mentioned all have one thing in common – they breed locally, and so are on a schedule. Why is this? Do birds know what month it is too? Even hummingbirds, those ambitious little sprites that start returning amidst the uncertain weather of mid-April, are not really, truly “back” until May comes around – only then will you typically see more than one at a time. The first two days of this May brought, as usual, a slew of newly arrived breeding birds to my neighborhood and beyond: Baltimore Orioles, Great-crested Flycatchers, Gray Catbirds, House Wrens, Yellow Warblers, and on and on. While it seems like a few things are back early every year, stoking our hopes through the latter half of April, things don’t really get going until we flip that calendar page. Mounting to pedestal may require holes to be pre-drilled in the birdhouse.In the bird world, the first days of May represent a clear and consistent transition point. Pole with pedestal base is kiln-dried hardwood finished with outdoor paint. Hang with the attached mounting bracket or pole mount on the optional two-piece Turned Wood Pole, sold separately. This classically styled birdhouse is constructed of a mix of hardwood and exterior-grade plywood, then painted with an outdoor paint. Plus, the back wall removes for easy cleaning. The fully functional design includes ventilation, drainage, an unpainted interior and a 1¼' dia. Our two-story Cape Cod Birdhouse will attract wrens, finches, chickadees and more to nest. Painted in crisp white, no detail has been overlooked. It's a graceful addition to your landscape and a welcome home to your favorite songbirds.Ī cedar shingled roof tops off the attractive design that features windows, railings and front door.

Bird feeder plans for cape cod code#

From the chimney and gabled dormer to the classic symmetrical design, our Cape Code Birdhouse is one you and the songbirds will love.