Sunday, October 13, 2013

I'm seeing red

   Still no sparrows seen nor heard around here. No hawks either, but I suspect they still shop from time to time.
    As they say in the wild kingdom, when one species goes into decline, another replaces it. With me it has been cardinals. They're almost always at the feeders. I have seen as many as four males in the yard at one time, with their entourages of females and juveniles in tow. This tells me that I have three or four families visiting. This time last year it was one or two groups. 
   I guess there are worse things than a bunch of cardinals raiding the feeders. They do bring color to the surroundings.
   But I'm hoping one of these weather systems will bring some migrants soon. I need new faces.
   Here's what I saw today:
(AM, drizzle, 66 degrees, 20 minutes)
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Chickadee

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