| Mourning Dove | 2 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 2 |
| Blue Jay | 2 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 6 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 7 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 5 |
| Northern Cardinal | 5 |
| House Finch | 12 |
| American Goldfinch | 3 |
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Showing posts with label house finch. Show all posts
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Project FeederWatch - Week 14
Nothing terribly exciting or truly notable to report for this week's observance for Project FeederWatch. Most noteworthy aspect of today's watch was the somewhat sizable numbers of the Northern Cardinal (5), Tufted Titmouse (7) and the always noisy, feisty and aggressive House Finch (12). Still hoping one day one of those wily, elusive and nomadic winter finches will come along (ie Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin or White-winged Crossbill), but I don't hold out much hope. As always, below is the full list of my time spent admiring the local birds. Happy birding everyone!!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Project FeederWatch - Week 9
Gonna be short with this week's observance for Project FeederWatch. As expected, all the usual suspects, nothing terribly unusual or uncommon. Highlights being as follows: 8 Northern Cardinals (all couples), the high number showing up at dusk; a good group of 16 House Finches causing a ruckus; 2 Carolina Wrens going back and forth between the front and back yards; the European Starling that showed up last week was present again at the suet feeder; and 2 faves of mine, that being 1 gorgeous male Red-bellied Woodpecker and the lone, ever-present Red-breasted Nuthatch! Below is the full listing, happy birding everyone!!
| Mourning Dove | 4 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 4 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 6 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 5 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 2 |
| European Starling | 1 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 8 |
| House Finch | 16 |
| American Goldfinch | 5 |
Monday, December 27, 2010
Project FeederWatch - Week 6 (12/26/2010)
During the beginning stages and the prelude to this holiday weekend's big snowstorm/blizzard (or as the media calls it: "The Blizzard of 2010"), I continued my participation with Project FeederWatch. And it surely was not disappointing. The birds knew something big was going down, for they were everywhere and in good numbers! And as soon as it started to snow steadily and the winds picked up some, they hunkered down and the activity dropped off dramatically late in the afternoon!
6 Northern Cardinals (4 males, 2 females) were around all day long; 9 Dark-eyed Juncos were meandering around the bushes on the ground, trying to dig up goodness with their feet; 13 Mourning Doves flew in together, again scaring all the other diners off; a gorgeous Red-bellied Woodpecker (mature male) scared off a pair of Blue Jays out front so he could get at the suet cakes; and most notably, 3 Purple Finches and a good grouping of 16 House Finches kept all other comers at bay for the privilege of eating at the main tube feeder full of sunflower seeds.
All in all, quite pleased with yesterday's observance of 16 bird species, totaling 77 birds altogether. As always, the full listing is below.....happy birding everyone and good luck digging out from this storm....we had 12 inches here in Littleton, and I know many other places got much more!
6 Northern Cardinals (4 males, 2 females) were around all day long; 9 Dark-eyed Juncos were meandering around the bushes on the ground, trying to dig up goodness with their feet; 13 Mourning Doves flew in together, again scaring all the other diners off; a gorgeous Red-bellied Woodpecker (mature male) scared off a pair of Blue Jays out front so he could get at the suet cakes; and most notably, 3 Purple Finches and a good grouping of 16 House Finches kept all other comers at bay for the privilege of eating at the main tube feeder full of sunflower seeds.
All in all, quite pleased with yesterday's observance of 16 bird species, totaling 77 birds altogether. As always, the full listing is below.....happy birding everyone and good luck digging out from this storm....we had 12 inches here in Littleton, and I know many other places got much more!
| Mourning Dove | 13 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 5 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 5 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 5 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 2 |
| Carolina Wren | 1 |
| American Robin | 1 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 3 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 9 |
| Northern Cardinal | 6 |
| Purple Finch | 3 |
| House Finch | 16 |
| American Goldfinch | 5 |
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Project FeederWatch - Week 4
This weekend's observance featured the highest numbers of birds and bird species to date during my first go with Project FeederWatch, despite today's nasty weather filled with water and wind! 14 different species visited the feeders at our home (between 11:20 am and 4 pm), including the first White-throated Sparrow to visit during the Project so far. When White-throats first started showing up this season, they were seen for two weeks in a row prior to my joining up with FeederWatch. Since then, nothing seen until today.
A male Red-bellied Woodpecker made an appearance again, mowing down upon the suet before being driven off by Blue Jays. I found it highly amusing to see a small group of Mourning Doves (5 in all) flying in from across the yard all at once to the base of the main tube feeder filled with black sunflower seed, scattering the 2 Blue Jays, gray squirrels and a female Northern Cardinal that had been busy pecking away at the ground for sustenance at the time.
The biggest surprise for me was seeing 2 Carolina Wrens with each other scoping out the ground in the front yard around the base of the suet feeder. None were vocal, but I suppose I wouldn't want to be singing too much with the copious amounts of rain coming down today, and the fact that it is not breeding season!
Anyhow, here is today's full list of birds observed are below. Happy birding everyone!
A male Red-bellied Woodpecker made an appearance again, mowing down upon the suet before being driven off by Blue Jays. I found it highly amusing to see a small group of Mourning Doves (5 in all) flying in from across the yard all at once to the base of the main tube feeder filled with black sunflower seed, scattering the 2 Blue Jays, gray squirrels and a female Northern Cardinal that had been busy pecking away at the ground for sustenance at the time.
The biggest surprise for me was seeing 2 Carolina Wrens with each other scoping out the ground in the front yard around the base of the suet feeder. None were vocal, but I suppose I wouldn't want to be singing too much with the copious amounts of rain coming down today, and the fact that it is not breeding season!
Anyhow, here is today's full list of birds observed are below. Happy birding everyone!
| Mourning Dove | 5 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 2 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 8 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 6 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 2 |
| Carolina Wren | 2 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 5 |
| Northern Cardinal | 3 |
| House Finch | 2 |
| American Goldfinch | 4 |
Monday, December 6, 2010
Project FeederWatch - Week 3 (12/05/2010)
This weekend of observing the feeders and environs surrounding them around our house featured 2 new species making an appearance and the return of a species of bird (American Goldfinch) that had been absent last weekend. A lone Brown Creeper (I love them "boids" to pieces!) as well as a lone male House Finch showed up during the course of my observance (from 11 am to 1:15 pm) before heading off to join all the nutjobs in purchasing Christmas gifts.
I just love watching Brown Creepers and their mannerisms! This amazing, bark-colored bird with curved-bill has the habit of walking (climbing) directly up a tree from the base-upwards in a spiral, gleaning insects from the crevices in the bark of the tree....then, when its had its fun, it will either fly back down to base of the very same tree to make sure it didn't miss anything or make its way over to the base of another tree, always spiraling upwards in search of deliciousness! Their habit of walking along the trunks and branches of a tree are similar to woodpeckers and nuthatches, but as noted early, are different for their upwards spiraling climb. Creepers will use their stiffened tail much like a woodpecker for balance and grip. But nuthatches can climb upwards AND downwards in any direction compared the aforementioned. All 3 families of bird species just enthrall me to no end!
Below is my full list for yesterday's observance! Happy birding to everyone out their!
I just love watching Brown Creepers and their mannerisms! This amazing, bark-colored bird with curved-bill has the habit of walking (climbing) directly up a tree from the base-upwards in a spiral, gleaning insects from the crevices in the bark of the tree....then, when its had its fun, it will either fly back down to base of the very same tree to make sure it didn't miss anything or make its way over to the base of another tree, always spiraling upwards in search of deliciousness! Their habit of walking along the trunks and branches of a tree are similar to woodpeckers and nuthatches, but as noted early, are different for their upwards spiraling climb. Creepers will use their stiffened tail much like a woodpecker for balance and grip. But nuthatches can climb upwards AND downwards in any direction compared the aforementioned. All 3 families of bird species just enthrall me to no end!
Below is my full list for yesterday's observance! Happy birding to everyone out their!
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 2 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 7 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 4 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 2 |
| Brown Creeper | 1 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 5 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
| House Finch | 1 |
| American Goldfinch | 4 |
Sunday, April 18, 2010
eBird Report - 83 Hartwell Avenue, Littleton, MA 01460 , 3/5/10 - Very vocal Carolina Wrens!
Location: 83 Hartwell Avenue, Littleton, MA 01460
Observation date: 3/5/10
Notes: Definitely the first time I have seen 2 Carolina Wrens on our property at the same time! Always a pleasure! The 4 House Finches (2 m, 2 f) have been the first ones I have seen since December. All in all a fairly active morning at our home in Littleton.
Number of species: 17
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 3
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 3
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 3
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 3
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 7
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 6
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 3
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 2
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 4
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 1
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis 3
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 2
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 3
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 4
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/
Observation date: 3/5/10
Notes: Definitely the first time I have seen 2 Carolina Wrens on our property at the same time! Always a pleasure! The 4 House Finches (2 m, 2 f) have been the first ones I have seen since December. All in all a fairly active morning at our home in Littleton.
Number of species: 17
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 3
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 3
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 3
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 3
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 7
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 6
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 3
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 2
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 4
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 1
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis 3
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 2
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 3
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 4
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/
eBird Report - 83 Hartwell Avenue, Littleton, MA 01460 , 1/13/10
Location: 83 Hartwell Avenue, Littleton, MA 01460
Observation date: 1/13/10
Notes: The Eastern Towhee has been a regular visitor for the past 3 weeks, especially in the early morning and in the late afternoon/early evening hours flitting back and forth from underneath our porch which is surrounded by snow, holly bushes and lilac bushes to the backyard feeder, picking off fallen black sunflower seeds that other birds have dropped.
Number of species: 13
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Towhee 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6
Northern Cardinal 3
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Observation date: 1/13/10
Notes: The Eastern Towhee has been a regular visitor for the past 3 weeks, especially in the early morning and in the late afternoon/early evening hours flitting back and forth from underneath our porch which is surrounded by snow, holly bushes and lilac bushes to the backyard feeder, picking off fallen black sunflower seeds that other birds have dropped.
Number of species: 13
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Towhee 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6
Northern Cardinal 3
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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