1/30 Feeder activity

Though our feeder has been filled for months, mixed flocks arrive only intermittently. This could be due to the poor snow year, which may allow for plenty of other foraging alternatives. When birds do show up, it tends to be following snowfalls. Coincidence? Also, there seems to be a lot of activity around dawn, then almost nothing for the remainder of the day, other than downy woodpeckers occasionally visiting. Why are some backyard feeders visited throughout the day, while my feeders are used almost exclusively in the mornings? The feeders themselves are relatively secluded, in a maple tree surrounded on two sides by building walls, but the house is in a more developed area. It could be that there are fewer birds in the South End overall.

Posted on 03 de fevereiro de 2016, 01:43 AM by sebeckett sebeckett

Observações

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What

Chapim-de-Cabeça-Preta (Poecile atricapillus)

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Data

Janeiro 30, 2016

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Chapim-de-Penacho-Cinzento (Baeolophus bicolor)

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Data

Janeiro 30, 2016

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Trepadeira-Branca (Sitta carolinensis)

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Data

Janeiro 30, 2016

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Pintarroxo-Caseiro (Haemorhous mexicanus)

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Data

Janeiro 30, 2016

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Estorninho-Malhado (Sturnus vulgaris)

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Data

Janeiro 30, 2016

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Cardeal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

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Data

Janeiro 30, 2016

Descrição

Male and female, using feeder before dawn, before other birds arrived. Is this common? Are cardinals taking advantage of low light to hide bright colors at exposed feeder?

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Junco-Comum (Junco hyemalis)

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Data

Janeiro 30, 2016

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