Feeders Are A Little More Active

It seems that the birds are slowly coming back to the feeders. This morning as the sun was just coming up, three Chipping Sparrows were on my ground feeder eating millet. As I watched more, the Yellow-rumped Warblers really got active in the trees behind the house. Several of them came to the bird bath and got a drink. A couple of Eastern Bluebirds came to the bird bath as well. I'm hoping the Yellow-rumped Warblers find the suet I put out. That would be fun to have them coming to a feeder. Two Carolina Chickadees were enjoying the new oil sunflower I put out for them. I'm ready for them to all be back at the feeders all the time!

As I was going to my car to leave for work, a flock of about 10 American Robins flew overhead. Those were the first ones I've seen this fall. I need to get down in the woods and see what has shown up. Maybe on Monday.

Sign of Spring

This evening, two male Northern Cardinals were vying for the attention of a female Northern Cardinal. With gusto. They were singing to her and chasing each other off.

After hardly seeing any robins all winter, they showed up today! I got home from the office and there were 40+ robins in my yard feeding. They're coming to my birdbath quite a bit, along with the Yellow-rumped Warblers.

The Carolina Chickadees have found my suet. They have come to my oil sunflower feeders pretty regularly, but they've found the suet now. I just wish the Red-bellied Woodpecker that comes to the trees around my feeders would find it.

I think my family and I are going to visit Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge tomorrow morning to see what ducks are out there. I haven't been out there yet this winter.