Goldfinch(es) at the nyger feeder.
Living gold
Goldfinch(es) at the nyger feeder.
Tag: bird feeding
Rosie
Another sign spring has arrived, first sighting of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Reclusive and shy birds, this fellow watched and waited by the bird feeder for over five minutes before finally dropping down to feed. Then he hung around, perched inconspicuously in the Scotch pine for some time, singing sweetly as we ate dinner. Welcome back, we have missed you.
Junco
In the middle of a snowfield, this Dark-eyed Junco finds the bit of suet I dropped.
Bird watching
This will be the fifth (or sixth) consecutive season I have participated in Project Feeder Watch, a cool citizen science project which is a collaboration between Bird Studies Canada and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
I set up a bird feeder then once weekly record the weather conditions, species and number of birds that visit the backyard. We have the typical songbirds – English sparrows, Black-capped chickadees, cardinals, blue jays and so on. I have also seen a Sharp-shinned hawk, Baltimore oriole, and some other somewhat unusual visitors.
I photographed this American Goldfinch in April 2011. Did not get very many good photos last winter.
I invite you to visit either of these pages to learn more and participate.
For US participants: http://feederwatch.org/
Canadians: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/pfw/index.jsp?lang=EN&targetpg=index
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