Freezy birdy day
This has been the best birding day in the yard since we have moved here. The temp is dropping steadily - about 32 right now and we have seen birds this morning that we have never had in the yard before. Here is the list as of 12:30p.
1) Golden Fronted Woodpecker - black oil sunflower seed from blue feeder, hanging seed cake
2) Northern Cardinals - sunflower and special mix
3) Chipping Sparrow - sunflower,special mix, millet feeder, and hanging seed cake
4) House Sparrow - sunflower
5) Female House Finch - male must be somewhere close - special mix
6) Tufted Titmice - sunflower and special mix
7) Black-capped chickadee - sunflower and hanging seedcake
American Goldfinch - flock of 10, had one mature male w/black cap, and one that had a white cap, but otherwise was marked as a male. One also had a very white tail. Have not had these prior to today.
9) White-Winged Dove - sunflower on ground
10) Mourning Dove - sunflower on ground - don’t normally see them as much as the White-Winged
11) American Robin - 2 male, 2 female out the side yard in the grass
12) Carolina Wren - all over - enjoying everything
13) Northen Mockingbird - out the side yard in the grass
14) Ruby-Crowned Kinglet - male - saw his red head crest clearly
15) Dark-Eyed Junco - Dean spotted them in the leaf litter beneath the Live Oak out back - two or more
16) Bewicks Wren - on the side of the house - flitting
17) Greater Roadrunner - Spotted him all poofed out sitting on a paver in front of the privet. He was so poofed out that I could barely recognize him. Spotted several times after hunting the privet.
