Project FeederWatch Week 5

This week had 20 species at my feeders. The only ones that hadn't been on the list before were the American Robin that visited my birdbath and the Downy Woodpecker on my suet log. My bluebirds have found the new mealworm feeder I put up for them. The birdbath is very popular since it's the only water for quite a ways around. The American Goldfinches are holding steady with ten birds at the feeders. If they hold to the pattern over the past years, their numbers should begin increasing quickly at the feeders next week.

Project FeederWatch Week 5 (20 species):
Eurasian Collared Dove - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 4
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Pine Warbler - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 5
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Dark-eyed Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 4
American Goldfinch - 10
House Sparrow - 22

I didn't have a lot of time to go birding around the property. There were a couple of American Crows that were around most of the time. Northern Flickers are still calling all over the place in the woods. There are now two American Pipits at the pond consistently. Eastern Phoebes are abundant in better numbers than I remember in a long time. The Yellow-rumped Warblers are still enjoying the bountiful crop of berries on the yaupons, bayberries and cedar trees. I did see one small flock of Cedar Waxwings last week for the first time this season. I'm toying with the idea of putting a ground feeder in the woods. I have a feeling it would just be a possum, squirrel and raccoon feeder, but maybe some birds could get to it when they're not around. I'll have to do some clearing to surround it with barbed wire to keep the cows out first. Winter is my second favorite season for birds around here because of the variety we get at the feeders.