feeder action
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birdfeedingWe've had a lot of activity at the feeders both before and after the snowstorm.
Today I noticed:
A small flock of grackles. Usually there are only one or two, and with other blackbirds or starlings.
A red-breasted nuthatch. They are rare visitors to the yard, and had never seen one in the winter.
A song sparrow. Common though nondescript birds, and I'd never actually ID'd one before.
A red-bellied woodpecker. Common around here, but I only recently started using feed with nuts again.
Enough snow had melted in the back yard that the robins were back on the grass.
Still more juncos on the sock than finches. I think I saw a goldfinch at the column feeder. Red-winged blackbirds have been coming around for the last week or so, but the never stay long. Other than that, it was the usual assortment of house finches, cardinals, chickadees and mourning doves.
Today I noticed:
A small flock of grackles. Usually there are only one or two, and with other blackbirds or starlings.
A red-breasted nuthatch. They are rare visitors to the yard, and had never seen one in the winter.
A song sparrow. Common though nondescript birds, and I'd never actually ID'd one before.
A red-bellied woodpecker. Common around here, but I only recently started using feed with nuts again.
Enough snow had melted in the back yard that the robins were back on the grass.
Still more juncos on the sock than finches. I think I saw a goldfinch at the column feeder. Red-winged blackbirds have been coming around for the last week or so, but the never stay long. Other than that, it was the usual assortment of house finches, cardinals, chickadees and mourning doves.
Thoughts
Date: 2026-03-18 02:06 am (UTC)Yay!
>>A red-breasted nuthatch. They are rare visitors to the yard, and had never seen one in the winter.<<
Wow, I've only seen the white ones.
>>Red-winged blackbirds have been coming around for the last week or so, but the never stay long.<<
Mine have been here a month, poor guys. They used to arrive in May but now some years they get here early. Then they are sad that the perches haven't grown up and there are no bugs to eat. So they've been huddling in my yard where there's at least water, cover, and seeds to eat.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2026-03-19 12:42 am (UTC)