1:00 AM – Lots of action on the cylinder feeder as Finches and Pine Warbler swarm and scuffle with each other.
Cardinal spreading his wings:
A Carolina Wren on the compressed seed cylinder, eventually joined by a Carolina Chickadee.
Tag Archives: Purple Finches
Saturday – 3.17.2018
1:00 AM – Two Bluebirds on their favorite feeder. We haven’t seen any young bluebirds yet this year.
This distinctly striped bird is a female Purple Finch. We’ve had quite a few of these Finches down from Canada (according to the Cornell website).
Tuesday -3.13.2018
1:00 AM – More Bluebird videos. Not all videos can be as dramatic as yesterdays “Squirrel Tail” clip. Some videos are just…ordinary.
Short clip of Finches drinking.
Carolina Chickadee on the cylinder feeder.
Saturday – 3.10.2018
1:00 AM – Here’s a particularly combative Finch, attacking everything that moves on the platform feeder.
We still see plenty of Bluebirds on the mealworm feeders. Here’s one:
Chickadees on the cylinder feeder. Smallest and cutest little birds in the yard:
Wednesday – 3.7.2018
1:00 AM – We put out a new cylinder of compressed seeds, replacing the old one, which had been well pecked and chewed. Here are three birds, trying it out. The White Breasted Nuthatch, eating upside down, a Downy Woodpecker, and a Finch.
We put the remains of the old compressed seed cylinder in the platform feeder, where it was a very popular item. Here’s a Dark-eyed Junco picking through the pieces:
And here are some Finches, including one that flings the bigger pieces around. I admire that kind of spirit in a Finch.
Saturday – 3.3.2018
1:00 AM – A cluster of Finches on the compressed seed cylinder. I thought they’d leave when the thistle sock emptied out, but no, they’re still here.
A Downy Woodpecker, the smallest of our local woodpeckers. Seems like I read that it’s the smallest of all the woodpeckers, but I’m not sure about that. Compared to the other ones, though, he’s pretty small.
And finally, a bonus squirrel. This one makes a run at the compressed seed cylinder, and is reminded that it’s compressed pepper seed. A very short clip.
Wednesday – 2.28.2018
1:00 AM – The Finches haven’t really gone anywhere, in spite of the absence of the thistle sock. The first video shows some really hungry Finches gobbling seed on the platform feeder:
This one shows a couple tearing into the compressed seed cylinder.
Tuesday – 2.27.2018
1:00 AM – We still have the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers around, but the only place they feed is on the compressed seed cylinder. Now that the Cylinder Cam is back up, we’re getting videos. Unfortunately, they’re so big it’s hard to get a good image of them.
Three birds in this video – the Tufted Titmouse is most prominent, drinking from the bath. When he flies away, we see a small Finch, also drinking. Meanwhile, there’s a Red-bellied Woodpecker on the Squirrel Buster feeder in the background.
Saturday – 2.24.2018
1:00 AM – We’ve got two more cameras working, so we’re able to capture video of the mealworm feeder again. Here’s a random selection of mealworm fans – in order of appearance: Bluebird, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren and Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Normal traffic on the platform feeder. We’ve got a Red-bellied Woodpecker getting some peanuts, some Purple Finches, male and female, and a Dove.
Wednesday – 2.21.2018
2:48 AM – Bluebird looks on as the Finches fight around the thistle sock. He wisely decides to feed somewhere else.
Late revision to this post – I found a video of closeups of Mourning Doves. This close they look like aliens. Sort of.