Tag Archives: Carolina Chickadees

Thursday – 12.28.2017

3:56 AM – The White-breasted Nuthatch is a small, very active bird. He darts in, grabs a seed, and flies off. Here he is on the platform feeder. Today, he’s mostly after peanuts, a big favorite in cold weather. A Carolina Chickadee makes a guest appearance, and finally a big male Cardinal. The Nuthatch isn’t intimidated by the bigger bird – he just  flies in, picks out his peanut and takes off.

I’ve got no idea what this Mockingbird is pecking at. Or maybe eating.

 

Friday – 12.22.2017

4:02 AM – Typical day on the platform feeder, with various birds showing up – all regulars. In order of appearance we have a Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee, Sparrow (of some variety) and Cardinal. The peanuts seem to be particularly popular.

Sometimes Cardinals don’t like to share. Here’s Mr. C with a couple of Sparrows. It doesn’t take him long to decide he wants to dine alone.

Tuesday – 12.19.2017

4:09 AM – We’re seeing a nice variety of birds on the cylinder feeder. In this brief montage we have a Pine Warbler, a Carolina Chickadee and a Mockingbird.

We’re also seeing the occasional raccoon. They don’t usually feed at the platform feeder, as we put ‘pepper’ seed there, but we’ve been distributing peanuts all over the place. This guy looks like he’s picking out the peanuts and leaving the rest behind.

Saturday – 12.9.2017

2:52 AM – Special ‘snow storm’ video. In the aftermath snow filled the platform feeder. This is funny – Mrs. Cardinal is baffled, but unexpectedly, a Brown Thrasher comes along and…

Earlier this week we showed a video of hungry birds waiting at the empty mealworm feeder. D filled the feeder, and everything got back to normal. Here’s some of the regulars, one after another.

We’ve got plenty of White Breasted Nuthatches, but the Brown Headed variety – seen here on the Squirrel Buster – is relatively rare in our yard.

 

Saturday – 11.25.2017

2:35 AM – Here are a Pine Warbler and Mockingbird at the birdbath. This Warbler is one of the first we’ve seen this Fall. A glimpse of a bright yellow one showed up on another video, but it was too brief to display. We’re never completely sure of the distinction between the Pine Warbler, Yellow Warbler and the Goldfinch. The bird in the follow clip doesn’t have the finches’ characteristic black head markings, but it does have the black/gray/white wing bars, and no striped markings on the chest, like the Warblers. I’ll go ahead and call it a female Pine Warbler.

Archive video from November 201 6. The Chickadee bathes the same way he eats, darting in for a few seconds, then flying away, and returning. In the first part of the clip he looks like a little motorboat.

Tuesday – 11.14.2017

2:54 AM – Mrs. Cardinal doesn’t get a friendly reception from the Bluebird on the mealworm feeder, but once it’s clear that she’s just there for the food, they both settle down. After that, Bluebirds come and go, as well as a little Chickadee. But Mrs. C keeps on eating.

This was taken just before we replenished the platform feeder. Mr. Cardinal swaggers in for a snack, and finds nothing but husks. You can tell he doesn’t like that.