Saturday (13-February-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Day 2 of the 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count.

Visitors to the birdfeeder (07:28-07:59): Mourning Dove, Black Vulture, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder (08:00-08:29): Mourning Dove, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder (08:30-08:59): Turkey Vulture, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Northern Cardinal.


. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard (09:00-09:29): American Crow.


Backyard. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder (09:30-09:59): American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, European Starling, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder (10:00-10:59): Black-capped Chickadee, European Starling, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder (11:00-11:59): Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, American Crow, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal.


. Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder (12:00-12:59): Cooper’s Hawk, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder (14:00-14:59): Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder (16:00-16:59): White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (92.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (0.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. The solar panels totally covered with snow. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 92.4 kWh.

Saturday (13-February-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Day 2 of the 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count.

Several times during the morning bird count the small birds all flew away from the birdfeeder. Finally, I noticed a Cooper’s Hawk perched on a tree in the backyard. Soon thereafter a murder of American Crows started harassing the Cooper’s Hawk. The hawk finally flew away allowing the small birds to return to the birdfeeder.

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Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii). Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 250, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec).. (David J Mathre)


American Crows harassing Cooper’s Hawk. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

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Cooper’s Hawk flying away. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (92.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (0.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. The solar panels totally covered with snow. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 92.4 kWh.