Migratory and Local Birds

The Dark-Eyed Juncos have arrived from Canada! They are here to spend the winter and will stay until about April. The American Goldfinches are losing their bright summer color and will become a grayish-tan during the winter. The oddball bird on the feeder comes up on the Seek app as a Brown-Headed Cowbird. However, I thought these were larger birds. A very common bird we are seeing is the Black-Capped Chickadees. 

All the feeders - seed and suet - are full now. There are 15 feeders in the front- and backyards. It is hard to keep up with the seed feeders with so many birds visiting us each day.

Waterlogue - Chickadee with Outstretched Wing

This is another image I created in the Waterlogue app. My original photo is of a black-capped chickadee with an outstretched wing. It was balancing on the wire part of a birdfeeder. 

Fall Birds

We are seeing now a combination of migratory and local birds now. This morning, in the backyard alone, I saw a White-Throated Sparrow, Black-Capped Chickadee, Nashville Warbler, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Cardinal. These are only a fraction of the birds we see at our farm. Planting hundreds of native flowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees at our farm is truly making a difference and drawing a wider diversity of birds here!

Baby Chickadees!

 The baby black-capped chickadees are hungry and waiting for Mama Chickadee to return with breakfast.

Black-Capped Chickadee

 The black-capped chickadee is balancing itself as it walks along the birdfeeder.