Mar
3
2014
An hairy woodpecker came to our suet two times in the last three days. It is one we don’t see too often. It is marked just like a downy woodpecker only bigger. There was no red on its head so it was a female. Monday I was thrilled: I not only saw my first robin of the season but also an hairy woodpecker. At least, one hairy woodpecker is now aware of the suet I put out.
Mar
1
2014
I am prepared for the goldfinch. I bought five pounds of thistle for my feeder. Now I sometimes get three or four goldfinch at one time. For a long time I did not get any. From my observation in early spring the goldfinch come to my feeder in flocks. In the past I have counted as many as twenty at one time. That, of course includes the ones feeding on the ground on the thistle that falls there. Often the goldfinch will remain at the feeder for five minutes or more. Before I know it the the males will turn golden again. That always amazes me.
Mar
1
2014
Today was the earliest time of the year I have ever seen a robin in this area. Three weeks before spring. And most of the land was still snow covered. First I saw the back of one fly away and I was not completely sure it was a robin. A few seconds later I spotted the tell-tale red breast of an another robin. And minutes later I spotted in one spot at least ten robins congregating in some bare spots. There is no mistaking their hip hop. The robins are going to be in trouble: the weather forecast is for another snowstorm in two days. I don’t know what they are going to eat.
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