American Goldfinches
Dozens of American Goldfinches descended into the trees, feeders and streams this afternoon in our yard and the yards close by. They are beautiful and fun to watch.
Put up a thistle feeder, keep an eye on last year’s seed heads, and enjoy the show! They are Late Nesters as reported in our blog from last July.
It is spring after all. It’s time. Stake out your territory, find a mate and start a family. Here are three houses that have boarders and another with a serious prospect.
Our friends Greg and Stephanie three houses down have a Bluebird house on a pine snag in their front yard, but Brown-headed Nuthatches beat them to the punch. We’ve seen Nuthatches nest in a box and once their chicks fledge, the Bluebirds will come along behind them with their own family. It’ll be interesting to see what happens here this year.
And some Nuthatches are checking out a house in our front yard, but so far no takers.
Brown-headed Nuthatch inspecting our birdhouse
In the back yard Carolina Chickadees have found their spot and one of the building projects close by is helping with insulation for nesting material.
And some really good news: the bluebirds who have used the house in the Darlington Road triangle are back! They’ve been coming back to this spot almost every year since 2007. Watch our video from 2014 on Bluebirds in this house.
Eastern Bluebird on March 25, 2016
If you’d like to build a house of your own, check out our page on birdhouse dimensions.
the Intown Hawk 