January 17th, 2010 | By Dave | Published in Backyard Birds, Birds, Songbirds, Sparrows, Woodpeckers
Had Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) visit our suet feeder twice this week – we’ve had them moving through in a flock once a week in the earlier part of the fall and winter but hadn’t seen them for at least a month. Nice to see them again. The Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) continues its regular daily [...]
January 10th, 2010 | By Dave | Published in Backyard Birds, Birds, Songbirds, Sparrows, Woodpeckers
The action at the feeders this week has been interesting. I’ve noticed a significant increase in the number of Pine Siskins visiting the feeders (at one point we had over 80 Siskins at the feeder, on the ground beneath the feeder, and in the trees around our patio). American Goldfinch continue to show up in [...]
January 4th, 2010 | By Dave | Published in Backyard Birds, Birds, Finches, Songbirds, Sparrows
Some new additions to the regulars at the feeders this week. Late last week we had a few Pine Siskins and a couple of American Goldfinches at the feeders. I added a tube feeder with black oil sunflower seeds and some niger seeds and that brought in the finches. We’ve had over 40 Pine Siskins [...]
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