Hello folks,
The cold weather really brought an influx of feathered visitors to our
feeders today! Oscar and I were surprised to see that 3 (!) WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS were foraging for seed among the usual juncos, towhees and
scrub-jays on our patio.
The suet cake was in high demand, with several BLACK-CAPPED and
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES, a flock of BUSHTITS, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES,
a DOWNY WOODPECKER and a pair of bright TOWNSEND’S WARBLERS taking turns. A
somewhat confused PINE SISKIN briefly landed on the hummingbird feeder
before being chased off by one of our resident ANNA’S HUMMERS.
The pine next to our patio was alive with a mixed flock, including both
flavors of KINGLETS, a couple of BROWN CREEPERS, a STELLER’S JAY, a couple
of VARIED THRUSHES and numerous AMERICAN ROBINS, along with the chickadees,
nuthatches and warblers already mentioned.
Not a bad day at the “office” – except for the fact that it is hard to get
any work done with all that activity!
Happy winter birding (sure feels like it today)
Hendrik
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Hendrik G. Herlyn
Corvallis, OR
*"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." -- Gary Snyder*
