Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is sunny and warm.

I haven't gone outside yet, but I saw a female cardinal and a small bird that I didn't get a close look at.  The small one was darkish and had flashes of yellow on the tail.  My first thought was a goldfinch but it didn't look quite right for that.  Of Illinois birds with yellow markings, the closest is a female American redstart. 

EDIT 8/27/23 -- I fed the birds.  I've seen more finches, probably house finches, possibly a female goldfinch.

EDIT 8/27/23 -- I picked up sticks in the ritual meadow.

I've seen a fox squirrel on the hopper feeder.



 

Comments

[the_broken_tower]

The redstart is a pretty one.

There's been a hummingbird coming to the balcony feeder over the past week.

- White (he/him)

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Hummers are awesome. I haven't seen any recently but they were around earlier in the summer.

Re: Yay!

[the_broken_tower]

There've been a few but that was the first time anyone's seen one foraging the flowers at the apartment.

Hummingbird feeder IMMEDIATELY went up after that!

- Leona (he/him)

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Go you!

I've had more luck attracting them with flowers than with a feeder.

Re: Yay!

[the_broken_tower]

OH yeah. Flowers are intuitive, weird block thingy is not.

There are so many feeders in this area I think the hummingbirds must have gotten used to the variety of weird block thingies with little openings that dispense sugar water. He's been going straight to that since it was put out.

- Leona (he/him)