Day: April 30, 2020

Thursday (30-April-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Not many birds at the feeder today: Brown-headed Cowbird, Tufted Titmouse, and Chipping Sparrow.

Brown-headed Cowbird at a birdfeeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Brown-headed Cowbird at a birdfeeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Tufted Titmouse at a birdfeeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Tufted Titmouse at a birdfeeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Chipping Sparrow. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Chipping Sparrow. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (48.1 kWh) from meter readings the Sense Home Energy Monitor. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (8.5 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Cloudy and rainy all day. A deficit of 39.6 kWh.

Monthly Electric Energy Used (1683 kWh) from meter readings the Sense Home Energy Monitor. Monthly Solar Electric Energy Produced (1474 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. A deficit of 209 kWh. Last year, April was net positive with a surplus of 67 kWh [Used (1542 kWh) vs. Produced (1609 kWh)]. Last year I wasn’t running the indoor AeroGarden Hydroponic farms that use ~ 20 kWh/day.


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