Tag: birdsong

Listening for Birds on the Front Porch Tuesday Morning

“…The study revealed that bird song not only positively impacted anxiety, depression, and general wellbeing but it also helped individuals’ self-regulation, allowing for deeper concentration, and focus”

No wonder I enjoy knitting on the front porch in the early morning. The temps are cooler now. I don’t keep a feeder so I don’t see all the birds but this morning there were quite a few new species that were heard by the free Merlin App out of Cornell Lab of Ornithology

These are screen shots of the birds heard in recording their songs. Usually there are crows and mourning doves but not this morning. The blue jays are the loudest.

When you travel, change locations it’s fun to record the different birds and compare lists. this is what I do in my retirement.

And another article about Mental Health Wellness and Birdsong “The Soothing Melody of Birds: Exploring the Mental Health Benefits of Nature’s Song”

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Why Did the Turkey Cross the Road?

And then thought better of it and reversed direction?.

This morning I was walking with Seniors at Allegheny Cemetery

In addition to the turkey sighting we heard a lot of birds today.

I start the Merlin App and put it in my pocket to record all the birds in the cemetery.

We walked the 2.5 miles and heard the following birds-

American Robin

Northern Cardinal

Blue Jay

Song Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Downy Woodpecker

Brown-headed Cowbird

American Goldfinch

Red-winged Blackbird

American Crow

Northern Flicker

Chimney Swift

Mourning Dove

European Starling

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