Tuesday, 13 May 2008 @ 8.30 PM
Yard Activity
Today has been an especially busy day in the yard. I think the birds have finally gotten used to visiting the area and I am sure they also realize they have access to a reliable and consistent food source. The following is a list of yard visitors seen today:
Bluebirds
Blue Jays
Black Capped Chickadees
White Breasted Nuthatches
Pine Siskins
American Goldfinches
House Finches
Purple Finches
American Robins
Northern Cardinals
Downy Woodpeckers
Hairy Woodpeckers
Piliated Woodpeckers
Ruby Throated Hummingbirds
Baltimore Orioles
Red Winged Blackbirds
Brown Headed Cowbirds
European Starlings
Yellow Rumped Warblers
Chipping Sparrows
Tree Sparrows
Mourning Doves
Barn Swallows
The hummingbird came earlier in the day and did not stay long, but it was the first sighting to the feeder for the season. Hopefully he will return, so I'll have to keep an eye on the feeder. The Orioles first appeared around the same time, and they were also the first of the season to appear at the feeders. Actually, I think they are the first Orioles at the feeders ever, since I cannot confirm an Oriole sighting last year. At one point, there were 4 Orioles at once going back and forth from the oak trees to the feeder areas. They seem to be enjoying the fresh oranges over the sugar water (obviously), and one of the males was even seen eating some of the fruity suet put out for the woodpeckers.