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Monthly Journal – May, 2017

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

Monthly Journal – November, 2016

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It’s been a warm, dry fall so far. With the drought, birds and critters have appreciated the water in birdbaths and the pond. But the drought was broken as reported in our previous post, and we have started hearing toads again at night.

A flock of several hundred grackles passed through a few days ago and we have started seeing Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Surely colder weather is not far off.