[CT Birds] Feb Feeder Bird Count

[Kathy Van Der Aue]

I don't think there were any rules for this list as the exercise was just 
for fun.  I do Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project Feederwatch which does 
have rules but the list served the fun purpose requested here so I used it.

Kathy Van Der Aue, Southport, CT
kvda at optonline.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diana Stephens" <rdbstephens1 at sbcglobal.net>
To: <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 2:27 PM
Subject: [CT Birds] Feb Feeder Bird Count


> I'm new at this and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to count the birds or the
> bird types.  Here's what species I get at my birdfeeders daily and the
> numbers I counted at any one time. I'm afraid this list isn't too exotic! 
> J
> But it is an amazing form of education/entertainment for me.
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> 4  mourning doves
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> 2 red bellied woodpeckers
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> 2 downy woodpeckers
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> 12 - 18 dark eyed juncos (but there are many more visible on the perimeter
> around the tree bases)
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> 8 blue jays
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> 5 tufted titmouse
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> 9 black capped chickadees
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> 1 carolina wren
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> 6 northern cardinals
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> 1 sparrow
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> 1 red winged blackbird *thanks* for helping me id it
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> 1 white breasted nuthatch
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> I have 2 suet feeders and 2 hanging feeders.  I go through about 8 suet
> cakes and about 40 pounds of birdseed a month.  This is our first year in
> the house and first year I feed in CT.  I have been feeding a country mix
> from ocean state job lots. Am looking forward to even more birds in the 
> next
> year.  Would also like to learn more about the birds here in CT.  (Am a
> native Texan.) Perhaps more exotic seed would provide me with an 
> opportunity
> to view more species? What do you feed? How much in the winter?
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> Diana Stephens
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> East Granby
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