It's been snowing. Not a large amount, but enough.
Common birds: cardinal (male), downy woodpecker (female)
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds: cardinal (male), downy woodpecker (female)
Winter visitors: junco
Monday, January 27, 2014
the movie / January 24
Movie night! I think I saw a nuthatch and forgot to write it down, so I'm counting it.
Common birds: house sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds: house sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch
Winter visitors: junco
January 23 / the feeder
Cold - the downy woodpecker was at the fat feeder, which was empty, so I filled it.
Common birds: cardinal (pair), starling, house sparrow, downy woodpecker (male)
Winter visitors: junco
Overhead: gull
Common birds: cardinal (pair), starling, house sparrow, downy woodpecker (male)
Winter visitors: junco
Overhead: gull
Thursday, January 23, 2014
the rosemary / January 22
My rosemary, which is overwintering in a pot on my kitchen counter, needs re-potting. I'm sure it's getting bigger than the pot wants to contain. I moved it to a very slightly bigger pot this evening, but the next one up we have is huge, so I hope it will tolerate this one until I can get an appropriate size.
Common birds: cardinal (pair), house sparrow
Winter visitors: junco
Overhead: gull
Common birds: cardinal (pair), house sparrow
Winter visitors: junco
Overhead: gull
January 21 / the freeze
We've got another few days of very cold weather this week.
Common birds: cardinal (male)
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds: cardinal (male)
Winter visitors: junco
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
the gull / January 20
Common birds: house sparrow, cardinal (pair)
Winter Visitors: junco
Overhead: gull
Winter Visitors: junco
Overhead: gull
the party / January 18
Went to a family birthday party today.
Common birds: cardinal (pair), Canada goose
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds: cardinal (pair), Canada goose
Winter visitors: junco
January 16-17 / the shopping
Thursday I was shopping with a friend. Friday was also a quiet day for the birds.
Common birds (17th): cardinal (male)
Common birds (17th): cardinal (male)
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
January 12 / the flock
Many Canada geese sitting on the frozen river in Oakville this afternoon.
Common birds: Canada goose
Common birds: Canada goose
January 10 / the tree sparrow
Saw an American tree sparrow today, which is something I may not have seen before. Definitely not something I've seen much of, anyway.
Common birds: cardinal (male), house sparrow
Winter visitors: junco, American tree sparrow
Common birds: cardinal (male), house sparrow
Winter visitors: junco, American tree sparrow
the mix / January 9
More birds around today, it's less bitterly cold.
Common birds: downy woodpecker (male, female?), cardinal (male), house sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch, goldfinch
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds: downy woodpecker (male, female?), cardinal (male), house sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch, goldfinch
Winter visitors: junco
January 8 / the quarter
First quarter moon.
Common birds: downy woodpecker (male), Canada goose
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds: downy woodpecker (male), Canada goose
Winter visitors: junco
the coffee / January 5-7
A couple of days with no birds spotted. Maybe they are in the trees, sheltered from the cold.
Common birds (7th): robin, downy woodpecker
Winter visitors (7th): junco
Common birds (7th): robin, downy woodpecker
Winter visitors (7th): junco
Sunday, January 5, 2014
January 4 / the downy
Another downy woodpecker visit.
Common birds: downy woodpecker (male), starling, cardinal (male)
Common birds: downy woodpecker (male), starling, cardinal (male)
the third / January 3
It's very cold!
Common birds: robin, starling, downy woodpecker (male)
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds: robin, starling, downy woodpecker (male)
Winter visitors: junco
December 31 - January 2 / the New Year
Happy New Year!
Common birds (2nd): cardinal (pair), downy woodpecker (male), robin, starling
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds (2nd): cardinal (pair), downy woodpecker (male), robin, starling
Winter visitors: junco
the wren / December 30
A Carolina wren!
Common birds: house sparrow, house finch (pair), robin, starling
Winter visitors: junco, carolina wren
Overhead: gull
Common birds: house sparrow, house finch (pair), robin, starling
Winter visitors: junco, carolina wren
Overhead: gull
December 29 / the finches
House finches among the birds around today.
Common birds: robin, starling, house finch (pair), house sparrow, cardinal (male)
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds: robin, starling, house finch (pair), house sparrow, cardinal (male)
Winter visitors: junco
December 27 / the geese
I've been in Oakville, by the river, and there have been so many Canada geese, sitting on the ice.
Common birds: Canada goose, robin
Common birds: Canada goose, robin
December 22-23 / the madness
Took part in a local art/craft event called midnight madness. The weather has been terrible - it started Friday, and has been creating a lot of freezing rain, making everywhere slippery, although the roads are being salted often. The trees and so on are coated in ice, it's very pretty, but many branches are breaking under the weight. Many areas have been losing power, as branches fall on power lines, etc.
Common birds (23rd): red-tailed hawk, starling, robin, cardinal (pair)
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds (23rd): red-tailed hawk, starling, robin, cardinal (pair)
Winter visitors: junco
the winter / December 19-21
Spent Thursday doing some Christmas shopping. Busy with that and other things, and did not take notice of any birds Thursday or Friday. Saturday (21st) is the first day of winter.
Common birds (Dec. 21): house sparrow, cardinal (pair)
Winter visitors: junco
Common birds (Dec. 21): house sparrow, cardinal (pair)
Winter visitors: junco
December 18 / the colour
I have more catching up to do!
Common birds: downy woodpecker (male, female?), red-breasted nuthatch, red-tailed hawk
Common birds: downy woodpecker (male, female?), red-breasted nuthatch, red-tailed hawk
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