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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Here's my Project Feeder Watch data for week number 14 of this season's counts. We had 20 species and 102 individuals tallied this week. Numbers are down a little, probably due to the severe weather we've been having. Record cold temps and lots of snow cover this week. Still lots of Juncos and Starlings coming in. Not very many Mourning Doves and House Finches this time. Had to clear the snow away from the feeder area.
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Here is my Project Feeder Watch data for week number 13 for the current season. We had 21 species and 109 individuals recorded this week. Lots of snow on the ground now and I've had to clear the ground under the feeders to keep everyone happy. Not much unusual to report except that the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker has come back to see us. Otherwise just lots of Juncos and Starlings crowding the feeders.
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Spotted a House Finch with signs of “pink eye” so I took down most of the feeders. #ProjectFeederWatch #birds