Warm temperatures this morning led to exciting bird activity at Aldo Leopold Nature Center. In the crabapple fields, dozens of robins, house sparrows, tree sparrows, juncos, and northern cardinals (
Cardinalis cardinalis) were at work eating apples and prairie seeds, and robins were digging through leaves to find insects and invertebrates. Even more exciting were the mating songs coming from the beaks of robins, purple finches, and bright red male cardinals. I first heard cardinals songs two days ago, and today was the first robin song for me. I watched this female, busy looking for food but occasionally stopping to listen to the songs. Maybe she's interested?
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