A SchaumBird Life

05/29/2026

Orchard Oriole Enjoying the Grape Jelly

Thanks to one of our mods Yanto Sudiarto for tagging this sighting!

05/26/2026

🇺🇸 Memorial Day at SchaumBird Life 🌿🐦

Today we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave everything for our freedom.

As we spend time outside enjoying nature, backyard wildlife, family, and peaceful moments, it’s important to remember the sacrifices that made those moments possible ❤️🤍💙

Wishing everyone a safe and peaceful Memorial Day.

Take a moment today to slow down, listen to the birds, enjoy the sunshine, and remember those who served and never made it home 🇺🇸

04/28/2026

Male cardinal feed's his girlfriend a few times in the blue seed house on the platform ❤

A Pair of Romance Cardinals ❤

04/21/2026

This is good news! 🦅⬆️

Only 60 years ago, the national emblem of the U.S. was nearly extinct. Now, its numbers are burgeoning along the Connecticut River Valley.

04/18/2026

🌿 National Park Week 🌿

You don’t always have to travel far to find something amazing… sometimes it’s right outside your door 🐦

I haven’t explored many official National Parks yet, but I’m always on the lookout for local spots with wildlife, birds, and peaceful views.

💛 What are your favorite Illinois nature spots?

Let’s build a list together 👇

04/15/2026

Funny story! 😆

Our original flight ✈️ had been cancelled ❌ due to weather ⛈️ last Friday and we had some time to kill before our new flight.

We made a trip to Platt Hill Nursery 🌿 to pick out a Burning Bush 🎍 and a variety of trees 🌳 we want planted in place of the invasive common buckthorn we had removed from the back of our fence line.

Not only will we have a variety of tree species, but we hope this brings an even bigger variety of bird 🐦 and wildlife 🐿️ species to our yard.

Enjoy the process!

04/01/2026

Who's this guy that showed up?

03/26/2026

Just a quick announcement, we'll be doing a no feed for a short time. And will resume Feeding after April 10th. And once we get back in town we plan on showing off a new prototype from JCS Wildlife ! We will compare them with what we had already and see how it performs. Stay Tuned and thank you for your support ❤