Quiet here too (Bayview & Steeles area), except for house sparrows, chickadees and a pair of cardinals. Actually, I'm quite thankful for the chickadees 'cause I need all the practice I can get with my new gear but I am still hopeful that something more interesting will show up. Once in a while I get a few juncos and a red breasted nuthatch but that's pretty well it. No goldfinches for several weeks. Has anyone seen bluejays at their feeders this winter?
Btw, the cardinals are really early birds and night owls, i.e. they are usually around well before sunrise and after sunset when all the other birds are long gone. They can also be pretty aggressive at the feeder, chasing other birds away when they get too close. I hope they will nest close by this year and with luck, get to raise their own offspring, unlike last year when all I got from them was a lone cowbird!!
