1:00 AM – Here’s an early bird, demanding service on the peanut rail:
This female Cardinal has a damaged beak. Maybe it’s because she pecks things that are too hard for her, like the camera:
This Yellow-rumped Warbler really likes mealworms. We haven’t seen any Bluebirds yet, but plenty of other varieties have stopped by for a worm snack:
1:00 AM – One of the Red-winged Blackbirds in slow motion:
The Yellow Rumped Warblers are frequent visitors, but they don’t get much video time.
Titmouse and Chickadee – small frequent visitors that seem to get along fine, unlike the Cardinals, Doves, Finches and others:
1:00 AM – Another of the Yellow-rumped Warblers. We have three kinds of Warblers – the Yellow-rumped, the Pine and the Yellow Warbler. The Pine Warbler is most common.
Here’s a persistent Pine Warbler, along with an irritable Purple Finch;
1:00 AM – More Warbler tussles:
Here’s another Yellow-rumped Warbler:
1:00 AM – Yellow-rumped Warbler on the new Trailcam platform
Here’s a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker:
1:00 AM – Yellow-rumped Warbler on the Trailcam platform.
Cardinal and Pine Warbler facing off:
1:00 AM – The new year!
Looking for leftovers in the platform feeder:
Yellow-rumped Warbler, once a frequent visitor, now – not so much.
1:00 AM – Cardinals get along with Finches:
For some reason we haven’t seen as many of these Yellow-rumped Warblers as we used to.
1:00 AM – A nocturnal visit from Bruno the Dog, just after midnight. A raccoon had just passed along the path, and Bruno is very interested in the scent. Happily for both, they didn’t meet.
More Indigo Bunting footage. We’ve seen two so far, and the pair were around this feeder all day yesterday. They’re migrators, so we probably won’t see them year round.
More meal worm feeder activity. First, a Yellow-rumped Warbler, followed by the ever-present Bluebird.
1:00 AM – A montage of mealworm feeders, starting with a Red-bellied Woodpecker, and ending with an Eastern Phoebe.
One more mealworm fan – the Northern Mockingbird.