Day: April 2, 2021

Friday (02-April-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Morning visitors to the backyard and patio birdfeeder: American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal. The Brown-headed Cowbirds are voracious eaters, emptying the mixed birdfeed feeder every day. The American Robins have reappeared this spring (but don’t eat at the birdfeeder. The American Goldfinch and Chipping Sparrows have also reappeared this spring.


Daily backyard visitors. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (45.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny in the afternoon. Geothermal HVAC system was off. A surplus of 4.2 kWh.

Twelve-Years Ago (02-April-2009) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon walkabout at the Sourland Mountain Preserve: Turkey Vulture, American Robin. My eBird Checklist.


Afternoon walkabout at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Fourteen-Years Ago (02-April-2007) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon walkabout: American Crow, American Robin, House Finch, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Afternoon walkabout. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.