I’ve had numerous Starlings visiting my feeding area with the recent snow.
Joining them have been some Cowbirds, male & female, at least one Grackle, & a
few male Red-winged Blackbirds.
Also, House Finches, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Titmice, DE Juncos, Mourning
Doves, & Pigeons have been here.
While some of you have had Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds, with hawks and
Crows showing off in your yards, I had about 200 Starlings and my usual 25
Pigeons & 4 Crows here , decimating my feeders in the snow today!
Good entertainment for the two indoor cats!
We did have a Rough-legged Hawk
Right now, there is a flock of perhaps 1000 starlings in our trees all
around the east side of the house. Most of them came down to the creek a
few minutes ago for a little sip of water, or perhaps a bath to rid
themselves of the dirty bird' accusation. Shirley suggests that they are
looking for
