May’s journal focuses on activity in and around backyard feeders one afternoon on the north end of the neighborhood.  We were invited over to see Rose-breasted Grosbeaks who had been showing up to recharge on good food in a wonderful wooded setting before continuing on their migration.  For one hour we sat quietly with our friends and watched.  This is some of what we saw.

Northern Cardinal

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Blue Jay

Common Grackle

Downy Woodpecker

Eastern Bluebird

House Finches

House Finches and Northern Cardinal

Mourning Dove

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Downy Woodpecker

Two Rose-breasted Grosbeaks