This year, I was "complaining" that I have not seen any chickadees, nuthatches, tufted titmice, or woodpeckers. I did see a downy woodpecker last week and a nuthatch recently...and now a red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Nice.
Recreating a native habitat has been a dream of mine since I was about 18. It only took me 20 years, but I finally have two acres of land in the country with which to work (and play). My goal is to document the improvements I make to the property: restoring habitat & attracting birds and butterflies in addition to other wildlife.
Monday, January 15, 2018
Red-bellied Woodpecker
A red-bellied woodpecker showed up today!
This year, I was "complaining" that I have not seen any chickadees, nuthatches, tufted titmice, or woodpeckers. I did see a downy woodpecker last week and a nuthatch recently...and now a red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Nice.
This year, I was "complaining" that I have not seen any chickadees, nuthatches, tufted titmice, or woodpeckers. I did see a downy woodpecker last week and a nuthatch recently...and now a red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Nice.
Tree Sparrow
I am not good with identifying sparrows...in the past, I have probably referred to this as a chipping sparrow, now, I believe it is an American tree sparrow. To be fair, my Peterson's Guide referred to it as a "winter chipping sparrow" under the description. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. :)
They are welcome, regular visitors to our feeders and to our property.
They are welcome, regular visitors to our feeders and to our property.
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Goldfinches!
With mild weather at the end of 2017, I didn't start feeding the birds until November. By the time the weather had finally changed (and became brutally cold by the end of December), I was feeding regularly--mostly black oil sunflower seeds, but I also added a fruit and nut mix, some peanuts, and a nyjer seed sock.
Although, I saw bluejays, juncos, mourning doves, a white-throated sparrow or two, and a very occasional pair of cardinals, many other bird species were missing. I hadn't seen any chickadees (normally the first to show up) since the fall...not a single tufted titmouse, no goldfinch, and until this past week, no downy woodpeckers.
This morning, brought a flock of goldfinches to our recently snow-covered ground.
(We had 62 degrees yesterday...20 something today.)
...Oh, and I finally saw a nuthatch early this afternoon. :)
I enjoyed the new subject matter...with no further ado, I present the goldfinch:
Although, I saw bluejays, juncos, mourning doves, a white-throated sparrow or two, and a very occasional pair of cardinals, many other bird species were missing. I hadn't seen any chickadees (normally the first to show up) since the fall...not a single tufted titmouse, no goldfinch, and until this past week, no downy woodpeckers.
This morning, brought a flock of goldfinches to our recently snow-covered ground.
(We had 62 degrees yesterday...20 something today.)
...Oh, and I finally saw a nuthatch early this afternoon. :)
I enjoyed the new subject matter...with no further ado, I present the goldfinch:
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