This weeks featured birds are a Downy Woodpecker, Dark-eyed Junco, and Northern Cardinal.
I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 1-2 January 2022.
Bird Watching Notes
Downy Woodpecker
Not snow, sleet, nor rain will keep the Downy Woodpecker from getting a shelled peanut from the feeder.
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But what is a Downy Woodpecker to do when its favorite knot in the Indian Magic Crabapple tree for eating peanuts is full of snow.
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The Downy Woodpecker is undeterred and gets a peanut to bring back to the Indian Magic Crabapple tree.
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Range map for Downy Woodpeckers throughout North America.
Image Source
You can learn more about the Downy Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Dark-eyed Junco
The Dark-eyed Junco waits for seed to drop from the feeders.
Original Photo
Original Photo
Range map for Dark-eyed Juncos throughout North America.
Image Source
You can learn more about the Dark-eyed Junco at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Northern Cardinal
The Northern Cardinal also watch for seeds to fall from the feeders. This is a photograph of a female Northern Cardinal.
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Range map for Northern Cardinals throughout North America.
Image Source
You can learn more about the Northern Cardinal at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Bird Counts
My bird counts for the two-day period.
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Summary of Counts This Season
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Signing Up for the 2021-2022 Season
Project FeederWatch is a great way to introduce children and adults to science and conservation through bird watching.
If you are interested in joining Project FeederWatch this season, you can learn more and sign-up at the Project FeederWatch website. During the season you will need to record your observations during two consecutive days each week.
Sources
Project FeederWatch -- Collecting Bird Counts for North American Continent
eBird -- Collecting Bird Counts from around the World
Crossley ID Guide -- For identifying the birds of North America
Use of Original Photos
The photographs in this post are free to be used by anyone as long as the photo credit is left on the photographs.
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Another enjoyable and interesting article! I love these little guys. You explain so many details and are remarkable. Great work dear. God bless you.
They are all beautiful, I especially liked the cardinal. Very nice photos
Thank you for your support all these years...your one of the first people who gave me a vote when I started on Steem...
You are very welcome!!
Hive on!!
Mike
I really like the pictures with the bird berries…I always try to take some pictures of birds sitting in a bird berry tree… but there is always something in the way…So great job👍
Yes, it is hard to snap great pictures of the birds in my Indian Magic Crabapple trees. The lighting is often not good enough to sharpen the focus by stepping down the aperture. This is why some of the berries are out of focus.
In the fall I trimmed the tree limbs so that I would not have many branches in the way, blocking my camera shots. This really helped me in getting better snapshots this year.
HIVE on,
Mike