The big and little

      A couple of Canada Geese dropped in today - literally and figuratively. I don't object to the geese. It's just that they leave their droppings here and there ... and here ... and over there, too. I have to watch where I walk after they've waddled around the yard for a while.
      There's a lake about 100 yards from me, so it is not unusual for the geese to visit my yard. They like bread, but usually feed on the sweet grass in the yard and the nearby field.
       Canada Geese are the largest birds that come to my feeding area. The smallest - the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds - have also visited. But, strangely enough, I haven't seen them on a daily basis as I normally do. I may have put too much, or too little, sugar in my mixture. (Remember: one cup of sugar to four cups of water is recommended.) Or the ones I saw may have been passing through on their way north. Or they may simply prefer the feeders of my neighbors on both sides.
       I'll change out the water in a couple of days and see if more appear.
       Meanwhile, here are the species that showed up today:
PM, partly cloudy, 64 degrees, 25 minutes

Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Canada Goose
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown Thrasher
White-throated Sparrow
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Blue Jay
Mourning Dove
Carolina Chickadee
Gray Catbird