Birding Count for Today

There are many feeders in the park and I found one today that I had never stopped at before. There were two squirrels competing with the Black-capped Chickadees and a White-breasted Nuthatch, and even a Bluejay stopped in for a visit. The squirrels would take turns running up the tree grab a nut then go back down, but one did stop to give me some cheek.The grosbeaks were at a new tree across the road, a little higher up in the branches gobbling those berries but did not appear to be drunk. I haven’t seen any woodpeckers but have heard them a couple of times.The Nature Club sent me a letter announcing the annual Christmas bird count. I always find that interesting, more so when it isn’t minus twenty-something.

Female Grosbeak doing an acrobatic move for some berries.

He is stopping for a look at me, sizing me up.

White-breasted Nuthatch at a perch -they fly from far away then make very quick stops

Blue jay keeping its distance

Blue Jay likes to move around and hide in the branches

Giving me some Cheek

Black-capped Chickadee at its perch just before going to the bird feeder

White-breasted Nuthatch

 Male Pine Grosbeak Gorging himself on berries