A couple of new species showed up over the weekend. The Red-breasted Nuthatch has joined as a regular visitor. I’ve see two or three pretty regularly throughout the day. They are handsome little devils that dart in to grab a seed and then head for the pines. Occasionally they and their cousins, the white-breasted nuthatch, will feed at the suet feeder, but I’ve not noticed the R-B N to walk head first down the trees or telephone poles the way the white does.
We have also had some single-visit visitors. One Chipping Sparrow showed up and shouldered his way onto a tray feeder amidst the Gold Finches and Juncos for a snack on Saturday before disappearing again. Yesterday we had a Purple Finch appear at the feeder for a sunflower seed or two but he hasn’t been back either.
Update: We did get a pair of Cardinals in the yard today. They even came under the deck and ate a couple of seeds that had been dropped, scattered or blown there. They didn't stay long however and flew off into the pines after a minute or two.
And the Purple Finch we had yesterday may have been a scout. Two or three came to the feeders this afternoon for a short snack. Maybe we'll have more of these colorful little birds showing up during the week.
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