Expanding the Empire...

In order to reduce feeder crowding and move some of the birds away from traffic (automobile, human, cats - eek!) on the tree-covered-but-busy west side of our property, a few investments were made this month.  First, in an attempt to ... (read more)

Spring Is Here!

The first half of March has been action-packed.  Spring is definitely here, as evidenced by the flowering trees/shrubs, the constant chattering that marks the beginning of the breeding season, and the slow molting of American Goldfinches into ... (read more)

February, 2007

February was a relatively good (and much warmer) month for backyard birding.  The Yellow-Rumped and Townsend's Warblers were still at the suet feeders every day.  House Finches  became regulars at the tube feeder.  While the RC ... (read more)

January, 2007

January was a great month on several levels.  Varied Thrushes became more and more numerous in the mornings (I would typically see 4-7 under the suet feeder at a time).  Bushtits began to show up in flocks of 10-20 at our suet feeders ... (read more)

2006 Highlights

OK, I've finally managed to have a whole two days in a row away from work.  Now that I'm well-rested and my chores are done, here are some highlights from 2006... Summer - Began feeding birds in May.  Started out with an ... (read more)