Today I decided to bird my yard for about an hour to see what I could come up with. I ended up seeing 10 species in an hour and highlights included 2 American Tree Sparrows and 1 Red-tailed Hawk. When I started the morning, there were no birds at my feeders. At the end of the hour I spent in the yard, the feeders were occupied by Black-capped Chickadees, Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Juncos, and Tufted Titmice. A Blue Jay was overlooking the feeder, but would not touch it. Below is a list of species I observed today followed by a few photos.
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 3
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 1
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 5
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 10
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) - Sitta carolinensis carolinensis 3
American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis 4
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| Black-capped Chickadee at Feeder (12/21/2010) |
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| Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco at Feeder (12/21/2010) |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) (12/21/2010) |
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