[CT Birds] February feeder birds

[Kathy Van Der Aue]

I just completed a Project Feederwatch count on Thursday so I can do this! 
The rules are that you can only count birds attracted to your feeders that 
you see at the same time.  Results:
1 red-tail hawk
1 sharp-shinned hawk (hawks counted because they come for the birds and 
squirrels who come to my feeder)
12 mourning doves
17 monk parakeets
1 red-bellied woodpecker
1 downy woodpecker
1 hairy woodpecker
6 blue jays
3 b-c chickadees
1 tufted titmouse
1 white-breasted nuthatch
1 Carolina wren
8 American robins
1 European starling
3 northern cardinals
1 song sparrow
3 white-throated sparrows
7 juncos
3 house finches
1 house sparrow

Other regular visitors who unaccountably didn't appear for the count on 
Thursday are goldfinches and tree sparrows.  I have also had crows, 
red-winged blackbirds, cowbirds and grackles over the past week and often 
get Coopers and red-shouldered hawks as well.  We lost two large trees last 
summer and the deer ate our rhododendrons around the feeder area giving less 
cover for the birds which, I suppose, accounts for my low numbers of 
individuals.

Kathy Van Der Aue, Southport, CT
kvda at optonline.net