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Tuesday – 2.14.2017

3:12 PM – This Nuthatch, usually seen at the suet feeder, has unusual color. The gray back is almost blue. Actually, I think it is blue.

6:39 AM – Neighbor dog Bruno jumped the fence and is making another early morning run through the yard. He’s on the deck when his owner calls him in.

5:54 AM – No raccoon visits again, last night. Bringing in the feeders, and using pepper suet, seems to be working.

Speaking of pepper suet, we’re going to Birds Unlimited this morning to get more. We’re going to put some in the cylindrical suet feeder on the deck, which now has only the regular non-spicy variety. That should keep the raccoons out, and mean one less feeder to bring in at night.

Here’s a Red Bellied Woodpecker attacking the suet cage. These woodpeckers get the prize for longest, strongest beaks, in the non-predator category.

Friday – 2.10.2017

3:27 AM – Bruno, the neighbor dog, jumps the fence again and comes over for a visit.

8:26 AM – Some of the birds I’ve been identifying as Goldfinches are actually Pine Warblers. I wasn’t sure for a while, but this video shows the strips on the chest/belly, and bars on the wings. This bird has the unmarked head, longer, narrower beak and big eye of the Warbler. The color on this one is very greenish, which is characteristic of the female. Other videos show Warblers that are much more yellow, but it’s hard to be sure of color in some of these.

8:07 AM – These are Bluebird videos from the last couple of days. They really like those meal worms.

In this one, we see two different Bluebirds, one after the other.

Sunday – 1.29.2017

8:10 AM – The Goldfinch is back at the suet feeder. He’s a very enthusiastic eater.

8:00 AM – Another visit from Bruno, the fence jumper, this time in daylight. This is two videos stitched together. In the first part, though you can’t see his face as the suet feeder is in the way, it looks like his owners are calling him. He takes his time responding.

6:40 AM – What bird is this? The back markings start half way down, unlike the sparrows and wrens. It’s closest to a nuthatch, but the color is wrong for the White Breasted variety we have. There’s a sort of brown cap, and some yellow around the throat, but none of this is distinct enough for me to identify him.

6:05 AM – This is the first Sparrow I’ve seen at the suet feeder. He just perched on top of it for a moment, then few away. I think he’d have a hard time eating through the grate with his short beak. The woodpecker next to him never stops eating.

Friday – 1.27.2017

2:10 PM – Much more traffic at the Suet Cam than I expected. A variety of Nuthatch I haven’t seen before, the Brown Headed Nuthatch, is a frequent visitor. Two varieties of woodpecker, what we thought was a Goldfinch (actually a Pine Warbler), and the Carolina Wren. Following are some videos of these visitors.

Here’s the female version of the Downy Woodpecker. It’s slightly smaller, and has no red patch on the back of the neck.

The larger Red-Bellied Woodpecker visited several times. He really attacks the suet, don’t know if he’s really hungry, or that’s just his style.

We thought the Goldfinch didn’t come to the platform feeders at first, but later there were plenty there. This one on the suet feeder is actually a Pine Warbler.

I was a little surprised to see the Carolina Wren here, since he’s at the platform feeder so often. I guess he likes a little variety.

9:25 AM – We rearranged the cameras. Here’s the Trail Cam – no action yet, but it will be interesting to see what come up during the night.

And here’s the first video from our Suet Cam – a male Downy Woodpecker.

6:05 AM – No raccoon last night, but we did have a visit from Bruno, the dog from the house behind us. He’s an habitual fence jumper. The neighbors are constructing a Bruno-proof extension of the fence (increasing it’s height in the places he uses to launch himself). Evidently it’s not completed, or, more likely, not capable of stopping the irrepressible hound. In any case, welcome, Bruno! Pee where ever you want, and watch out for the raccoon.