[CT Birds] Brown creeper, Farmington

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from Sarah Johnston
12/21, Farmington - Brown Creeper at suet feeder 12/20 and 12/21. Red breasted nuthatch continues at suet feeder (female daily and male about once a week since mid-October)

Last year Brown Creepers were at our suet throughout the winter.

Notable feeder absences this year:

Flicker - was a daily, voracious feeder last winter, but has not come to feeders this year. I heard one in the neighbor's yard this morning so I know they're around.

Sparrows - Last year we had song, tree, adn chippping sparrows. This year, only white-throated sparrows. (Their understated winter song, heard this morning, is like the pale and translucent winter sunlight - like a pale imitation of its summer self.) The neighborhood flock of #%*&(@ house sparrows has doubled since last year; wonder if they have crowded out the native birds. :(

On the bright side, a magnificent female Cooper's Hawk seems to have taken up residence in our neighborhood. She flashed through the feeder area yesteray, buffy/reddish breast and belly aglow in the low afternoon sun.

Birds make me happy!

Sarah

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