An extremely active day at the feeders yesterday as the blizzard was winding down. Most notable visitors were two pairs of blue birds at the heated birdbath (which froze over after an 11 am power failure). All four returned today.
Also on board yesterday: House sparrows - too many to count Carolina wren - 1 Cardinal - 12 Red-headed woodpecker - 1 Hairy woodpecker - 2 Downy woodpecker - 5 Red-bellied woodpecker - 2 Junco - 8 to 10 Pine Siskin - 10 Goldfinch - 4 House finch - 14 Mourning dove - 2 Starling - 1 --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
