Feeder Notes: July 28 - August 2
We have had a bit of excitement at our feeders with the regular attendance of a family of blue jays. Their raucous youngster delights in its loud calls, and demands its parents continual attention. They dutifully bring their youngster seed after seed, despite the fact that it is sitting in the middle of the ground feeder, surrounded by seed!
A little catbird recently made an appearance. They are delightful birds. I spent some time playing with one in the woods when I was younger. I would call, and it would answer with its imitation. This one we merely watched from the picture window as it hopped about the base of the sunflowers.
A little house wren has also begun frequenting our little garden under the feeders. It is full of insects for it to hunt. It is quick, but not at all shy, making it a delight to watch. I have not been able to get a good picture through the window, yet.
The red-headed woodpecker and its fledgling have also made a few return visits. I am looking forward to watching the red feathers grow in on the youngster’s head!
We accidentally broke our finch feeder. The goldfinches will have to make due with sunflower seed for a few days until we get it replaced. We are contemplating a larger one, just because of the number of them which come in the winter. Last winter, we hosted a flock of over fifty individuals! It was quite a flurry of activity surrounding our little finch feeder which seats only eight.
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August 3rd, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Catbirds and House Wrens are two of my favorite yard birds as well.-It’s nice to watch birds that don’t really visit feeders much.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:44 am
It is a definite treat. And I guess they are attracted by the feeder in a round about way. All the plants in that area are native and attract a lot of insects!