Feb. 15-16

Common birds: red-tailed hawk, cardinal (pair), gull, red-breasted nuthatch

Winter visitors: junco

Feb. 14 / the Valentine

Happy Valentine's day!

Common Birds: downy woodpecker (female), cardinal (male)

Winter visitors: junco

Feb. 13

 Common birds: downy woodpecker (male), cardinal (female), house sparrow, blue jay

Winter visitors: junco

Feb. 11-12

Winter visitors: junco

Feb. 10

Common birds: cardinal (pair), downy woodpecker (male)

Winter visitors: junco

the play / February 9

Saw an Agatha Christie today, much enjoyed.

Common birds: cardinal (female)

February 8 / the dinner

Big Chinese food dinner tonight!

Common birds: cardinal (pair)

Winter visitors: junco

the week / February 7

Friday!

Common birds: cardinal (pair), downy woodpecker, red-tailed hawk

Winter visitors: junco

February 6 / the quarter

First quarter moon.

Common birds: cardinal (pair), crow, mourning dove, blue jay

Winter visitors: junco

the clearing / February 5

So much snow.  Well, plenty anyway. 

Common birds: cardinal (pair), downy woodpecker (male), red-tailed hawk

Winter visitors: junco

February 4 / the hangout

Our monthly artist meeting tonight. 

Common birds: chickadee, crow, blue jay, cardinal (pair), downy woodpecker (male), house finch (pair), red-tailed hawk, starling

Overhead: Canada geese, gull

Winter visitors: junco

the third / February 3

Common birds: red-tailed hawk

February 1-2 / the groundhog

Groundhog day on Sunday. 

Winter visitors (1st): junco

the switch / January 31

Took down some artwork today that I have had showing locally.  My mum and I saw the, or a, small bird of prey.  I'm guessing it's the same one I've been seeing, but she thinks it's bigger than a merlin, so based on the similar appearance (grey back, white front with brown streaks, dark face?), a peregrine falcon is also possible.  I thought I remembered seeing merlin-like streaking on the front when I saw it once before, but I don't seem to have written that down, so maybe not?  The streaking on the merlin vs. the peregrine falcon is, as I said, similar, but different.  The smaller bird of prey I've seen may also be something different each time. 

Common birds: cardinal (pair)

Winter visitors: junco

Unidentified birds: merlin/falcon/hawk??  

January 30 / the moon

New moon today.

Common birds: downy woodpecker (male), house sparrow

Winter visitors: junco

Overhead: Canada geese

the middle / January 29

I think I also saw Canada geese, but am not counting them in the tags since I'm not sure.

Common birds: red-tailed hawk, cardinal (pair), red-breasted nuthatch, downy woodpecker, house sparrow

Winter visitors: junco

January 28 / the catchup

I've not updated in more than a week again - sorry! 

Common birds: cardinal (pair)

the mondays / January 27

Case of the Mondays! 

Common birds: downy woodpecker (female), cardinal (pair)

Winter visitors: junco