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Time: 11:30 a.m.
Conditions: Cloudy, hazy and 66 degrees
Observed from: my home office, the garage and a quick trip outside to refill the birdbaths
Notes: It’s a busy bird day out there today. I spotted an Eastern Towhee on my bird feeder and was able to snap a photo. I haven’t seen one in my yard in several years. Because they like to forage on the ground, I was surprised to see this one eating from my feeder. The other day I heard a strange bird call and it was vaguely familiar, but I couldn’t place it. Now I realize it was the Towhee.
In the last few weeks I saw a hummingbird almost every time I looked outside. I haven’t spotted one in 2 days. Perhaps they finally took off on their long migration.
Today’s Count:
- 5 White-throated sparrows
- 6 House Sparrows
- 1 Chipping Sparrow
- 1 Eastern Towhee
- 1 Hairy Woodpecker
- 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
- 1 White-breasted Nuthatch
- 3 Cardinals
- 12 Goldfinches
- 5 House Finches
- 5 Mourning Doves
- 2 Chickadees
- 1 House Wren
- 1 Blue Jay
- 1 Monarch butterfly
- several honeybees (I can’t believe I still have plenty of flowers for them on October 2nd!)
- 2 chipmunks vacuuming up every seed that drops from the feeders
- 2 squirrels