Here's the Project Feeder Watch data for week number 22 for this season. We had 21 species and 83 individuals this week. Numbers are dropping as the birds spread out to start families. Weather's improving but the Juncos are still around but we're missing the Carolina Wren and the Northern Mockingbird. Robins are coming to get crumbs off the ground under the suet feeders. Chipmunks are chipping and the Hawk is still looming.
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Here's my Project Feeder Watch counts for week number 21 of this season. We had 21 species and 103 individuals. The Carolina Wren was missing this week, but a Goldfinch finally showed up. Also, I'm surprised there are still so many Juncos around. This prolonged cold spring is holding them, I guess. I heard some Hawks around, but no sightings. Chipmunks provide comic relief.
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Just entered data for week num. 20 of this season's Project Feeder Watch. We had 23 species & 102 individuals this week. No sign of any hawk activity but there were LOTS of Grackles causing trouble for everyone .Juncos are decreasing - it's time for them to be moving on. A first for me was the sighting of an American Tree Sparrow feeding on the ground under a feeder.Now there's at least 3 chipmunks hauling away seed as fast as it's spilled.
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Project Feeder Watch data for week number 19. We recorded 22 species & 129 individuals this week. A lot of summer birds are back. We had a TON of Grackles & Red-Winged Blackbirds show up on the same day that all the snow melted away. They devoured 3 blocks of suet in about 10 minutes. Juncos are still here but I expect they will be leaving soon.We also had a couple of Robins collecting fallen suet crumbs on the ground under the feeders.
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We're now into week number 18 for this season's Project Feeder Watch. This week's data has just been entered. We had 20 species and 99 individuals this week. The weather has been easing a bit, so some of the snow is beginning to melt and open ground is appearing at last. It was nice to see some Red-Winged Blackbirds feeding this week. Their "twill-a-reee" from the trees is certainly a sound of warmer days ahead!
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All these snowstorms have got me a little late on posting the data for week number 17 of Project Feeder Watch. Here we are: 18 species and 108 individuals this week. Lots and lots of snow cover and it's still snowing as I write this. Red-Shouldered Hawk got a Dark-Eyed Junco at the feeders this week. Also we've picked up a second Northern Mockingbird. Gunna be a late spring!
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Here is my Project Feeder Watch data for week number 16 of this season. We had 18 species and 96 individuals counted this week. These numbers are down a bit from our usual numbers, but it's been a tough winter so far. Starlings and Juncos continue to dominate the numbers, but my favorite is still the Carolina Wren. Hoping we get a thaw soon!
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Here's this week's data for Project Feeder Watch week number 15. Severe winter weather continues with VERY cold temps, high winds and lots of snow cover. We had 19 species and 116 individuals this week. Favorite sighting of the week was a very scruffy-looking Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker that stopped by several times. As always the Carolina Wrens continue to amaze me that they can survive this climate and still look feisty!
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