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Today is partly cloudy and cold. Patches of snow remain, separated by stretches of bare muddy ground.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/9/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 2/9/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is sunny and chilly. Large patches of ground are visible, but there are still large patches of snow too.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/8/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I've seen a flocks of sparrows. I heard a cardinal but didn't see it.

EDIT 2/8/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I saw a male cardinal.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ribirdnerd

Saturday 2/7/26

More snow today and tons of birds. I must have seen 50 to 75 birds around the feeders, huge flocks of House and Song Sparrows, Blue Jays, Mourning Doves and Red winged Blackbirds plus the other usual visitors like Wrens, Starlings, Cardinals and Woodpeckers.

ysabetwordsmith

Today is sunny and cold. Much of the snow has melted.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/7/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I refilled the hopper feeder.

I've seen a female cardinal.

EDIT 2/7/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

There were two cardinals in the forest garden, but it was hard to tell colors at dusk.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is cloudy and cold. The snow is melting in patches.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows, a pair of cardinals, and a starling.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/6/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 2/6/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows, one female and three male cardinals, and a starling. A small flock of other birds high in the trees may have been more starlings or perhaps mourning doves.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/5/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 2/5/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ribirdnerd

Thursday 2/5/26

We still have lots of snow and cold. I had to stock up on more bird seed to keep up with demand.

Many Sparrows, Starlings, Blue Jays and Squirrels early today, plus some Juncos, Cardinals and Nuthatches.

ysabetwordsmith

Sighting a Siberian Superstar: Local birder secures rare red-flanked bluetail for life list

From long acquaintance with Tom, I know he doesn’t hesitate to go after these “rare birds.” This particular bird – a red-flanked bluetail – had been generating a lot of excitement, Tom noted, since making its unlikely appearance in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows, several cardinals, and a starling.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/426 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 2/426 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ribirdnerd

Tuesday 2/3/26

The birds continue to mob the feeders, with very little snow melt still.
Highlights today include a mixed flock of Cowbirds and Red Winged Blackbirds, neither of which has been around until today.

I also saw one Red shouldered hawk calling out to another one in the distance.

ysabetwordsmith

Today we ordered some landrace seeds from the Buffalo Seed Company. They have a lot of great options. This is also a step toward my goal of planting more landraces. The dill and chives should attract pollinators, of which butterflies and moths make caterpillars to feed birds. The sunflowers grow birdseed. Cypress vine attracts hummingbirds and provides an option for nesting, although I haven't seen mine doing that.

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Current Mood: accomplished

ysabetwordsmith

Today is cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows and a male cardinal.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/2/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I put out more birdseed and a new peanut suet cake.

EDIT 2/2/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 2/2/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 2/2/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 2/2/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is partly cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows, two starlings, a male cardinal, and a wren. The sparrows are widely foraging on the ground under bushes.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I refilled the hopper feeder.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I put out more birdseed.

EDIT 2/1/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

This is the January community post for

birdfeeding. Which birds did you see this month? What were your wildlife activities during January? What are your plans for February?

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ysabetwordsmith

Today is cloudy and cold, spitting a few snowflakes.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows plus a male and a female cardinal separately.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/31/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I added more birdseed to the hopper feeder.

I've seen two starlings.

EDIT 1/31/26 -- I saw a female downy woodpecker at the suet cage.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ribirdnerd

Saturday 1/31/26

We are seeing lots of activity at the feeders. It has not gotten above freezing since the big snowstorm on Sunday so nothing has melted. Blue Jays, Cardinals, many Mourning Doves, Starlings and various Sparrows, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadee, Downy and Red bellied Woodpeckers plus Squirrels have been a constant presence at the feeders.

ysabetwordsmith

Today is sunny and cold.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows and a male cardinal.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/30/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I refilled the hopper feeder. Lots more sparrows out now.

EDIT 1/30/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I put more seed in the hopper feeder.

EDIT 1/30/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I saw a wren.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

oday is partly sunny and cold.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows plus a male and a female cardinal separately.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I refilled the hopper feeder. I've seen lots more birds, including two starlings at the suet cage.

EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I've seen a mourning dove up in the trees.

EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I've seen a pair of cardinals and a wren.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ribirdnerd

Wednesday 1/28/26

I still have many birds at the feeders with all the snow on the ground. Many Sparrows, Blue Jays, Starlings, Mourning Doves and a few Carolina Wren, Chickadees and Woodpeckers.

Around dusk, I saw a huge flock of American Crows gathered all around a shopping plaza. There had to be around 40 crows.

ysabetwordsmith

Today is sunny and cold, but less frigid than yesterday.

I fed the birds. I refilled the suet feeder. I've seen a flock of sparrows, two starlings, a mourning dove, and a fox squirrel at the corncob.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I refilled the hopper feeder.

I've seen a male cardinal and a wren.

EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

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