A little bit of snow fell on St Louis Thursday and temperatures were frigid through the weekend. Guess that brought the birds to the feeders as I had 17 species and 61 individuals. The most active were the White-throated Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncoes and American Goldfinches. The chickadees and titmice only came around sporadically, but at least they showed up to be counted and, more importantly, filled up on the seed and suet to help them get through the cold nights.
White-throated Sparrow checking out the patio furniture
Getting a little nervous. A couple of times throughout the weekend a small flock of Starlings ascended upon the yard and feeders. Hopefully they won't become regulars. They are so annoying and terrible pigs!
Starlings invading the platform feeder
Count for the weekend:
| Mourning Dove | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Northern Flicker | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 3 |
| Carolina Wren | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| European Starling | 10 |
| Song Sparrow | 2 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 10 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 8 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
| House Finch | 4 (0 with eye disease) |
| American Goldfinch | 10 (0 with eye disease) |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | 2 |
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| Total Species / Individuals | 17 / 61 |
Blue Jay
American Goldfinches fighting for position on the thistle sock
The Red-bellied Woodpecker and Northern Flicker were my favorite birds this weekend. Since I moved here, I know that they are around, but it wasn't until this weekend that they spent any time at all at the feeders.
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Translation from Chinese: The appreciation is one kind of moral excellence ~ response is the biggest support. Nice thought. Ann
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