Well it has been a good winter and spring so far , this little 5x3 window has seen plenty so far.
This collection is gathered from my feeders, trees, pond, open field, wetlands and sky.
Feeder works - Common Redpolls,-Pine Siskens,-Juncos,-Morning doves,- House sparrow,-House finch,- Starlings (one with amazing white dots),- M/F Hairy woodpeckers (too many pairs to count),- M/f Downys,- M/F white breasted nut hatchs, - m/f red breasted nuthatches,- Chicadees,- m/f red bellied woodpecker,- RW blackbirds,-grackles,- AM gold finchs,- (possible purple finch),- AM tree sparrow,- m/f cardinals,-blue jays,-
The open field has produced,- Crows,-Ravens,- GBH,-Sea gulls (no idea what type) and finally this winter,Snow Buntings,-TVs ,- rock pigeons.-Wild Turkeys.. White tailed deer and coyotes.
The pond has produced ,- GBH ,-Canada geese and Mallards
The wetlands,- Ceader waxwings.
The lawn and backyards trees have,- Pileated wood pecker m/f,-Robins,-Sharpshinned/Cooper hawk,-Red tail hawk,-Brown creeper.
Under the feeder i have had Squirrels, Red squirrels,chipmunks,virginia opossum,cottontails and raccoons,oh and one tailess skunk and 2 field rats.
It's time to update the property list. I can now add for the year 2011, Northern Harrier , Kestrel , Broadwinged hawk, Purple Finch, Eastern Meadowlark,
Savannah , Field, White Throated, Chipping, Song Sparrows
Redwing Blackbird ,Brownheaded cowbirds ,Killdeer, House Wren,RC Kinglet ,Kingfisher,Eastern Phoebe,Tree & Barn Swallows,Northern Flicker ,Eastern Bluebird,Pine +Yellow rumped and Black & White Warbler , Red Breasted Grosbeak, Brown Thrasher.
It's Monday and i have more to add once again. I must have been a good boy this winter, i'm being blessed with more lifetime firsts. Add Nashville and Black-throated green warbler to the first list along with Rusty Blackbird.
A Osprey tried to get some fish from the pond today and my first male Baltimore Oriole hit the feeder.Eastern Kingbird , 3 Catbirds working things out is the wetlands scrub and 1 male Bobolink at the edge of the field. The female RB Grosbeak dropped in for a snack .I still have some malingering Juncos and just now i had a Pine Sisken at the nyjer feeder. M/F Wood Ducks just landed in the pond.
My first summer hummers have arrived and now have multiple pairs of
Orioles and RB Grosbeaks. A pair of Indigo buntings joined the masses at the feeder today and 3 Pine Siskens (it's mid May, are they not supposed to be gone by now?).
