Inspired by Ele’s Bird People post and the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count, I thought I’d take inventory of our backyard birds. We’ve been feeding the birds for about two years now and we’ve had lots of different species pop by. Sadly, we’ve never yet seen a Cedar Waxwing. Ele, I can’t explain how jealous I am!
Here’s our list of birds viewed at our feeders:
American Goldfinch
Cardinal
Chickadee
Common Grackle
Eastern Bluebird
European Starling
House Finch
Indigo Bunting (female only)
Mourning Dove
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker
Pine Warbler
Purple Finch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-headed Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Slate-colored Junco
Tufted Titmouse
Here are some pictures we’ve taken of birds at our feeders. Most are taken through the window screen.
A ruby-throated hummingbird
A fat adult bluebird
Red-headed woodpecker – these are gorgeous to see!
The cats love watching the birds, so close they can almost taste them!
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