Birdsong’s Blog

Hooded Orioles find a habitat in Birdsong’s backyard!

Hello my music fans and nature lovers!

I had the privilege of sharing my backyard with this Hooded Oriole family over the course of Spring and early Summer this year. Each morning I awoke to their songs, and through out the days I watched them display their catch of insects and berries, listened to at least two broods of babies chirping in the nest and caught glimpses of the fledglings after they left the safety of the place in which they were hatched. I even caught the adults starting their family as they mated in my backyard. I missed them when they left, and I hope they found my yard and palm trees worthy enough breeding grounds to return to next year!

Watching these beautiful hooded orioles brought me so much joy each day and reminded me of why I wrote my kids song “Everything Is Connected”.

What birds have you seen in your backyard or your neighborhood?
What materials do your neighborhood birds use for making nests? (It looks like the hooded orioles used fibers from the  big palm trees in my yard to make their nest.) Write and tell me about what birds you’ve seen or heard. I love hearing from you!

Your singing friend,

Birdsong