While eating my lunch a bird came to the

[Bocephus]

nice pics Ill have to try the fruit thing, Ive seen them in my neighborhood, just not in my yard

[FishermanTim]

I thought the same thing, but I saw the bird that made the sound.

As for the wrens, that's the same reason they didn't make my list.
I believe a backyard without any birds is a waste of a yard.

I had to explain to my parents years ago the benefits of having as many birds as we had in our yard: they eat bugs, PLENTY of them!

[beaver]

I had a oriole at the window yesterday. He must have thought his reflection was trying to impede on his turf because he was pissed. He kept smacking the window with his beak, and didnt care that i was a foot away, unfortunately my camera battery was dead.

This guy was doing the same thing. Wasn't shy when I came up to him and snapped a pic. Birds are strange.

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

I thought the same thing, but I saw the bird that made the sound.

Mockingbirds imitate catbirds a lot . I am sure you are right.

Plant a lot of berry bearing shrubs too, like Viburnums, as they attract a lot of birds. I have 12 different varieties, they look real nice too and the berries last all winter or until the birds discover them

[FishermanTim]

One of the more interesting aspects of backyard birdwatching is if you have trees nearby that birds are nesting in, you will eventually see what the young birds look like. For example, young cardinals are colored like the female. Another is when sparrows leave the nest, they don't leave the area. They will continually try to get the parents to feed them like they did when in the nest. (If you see a sparrow hunched down with its wings fluttering by its side with its mouth wide open, that a "fledgling" that is trying to sponge a free meal from mom and dad.