Category: Backyard Birds

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Wood Thrush prefer interior forested areas. While it is unlikely to visit backyard feeders, if you live near a...

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Perhaps no bird is more closely associated with Maryland than the Baltimore Oriole. Whether identified as the...

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Red-bellied woodpeckers are a common bird of the eastern United States. They can be found wherever a wooded...

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) astern Bluebirds are year-round residents on the Eastern Shore. The United States has three bluebird species,...

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Nuthatches are a treat to watch as they visit feeders and backyard trees. The Eastern Shore is home to three...