Tag: Black-capped Chickadee

Wednesday (18-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder include: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, and Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (63.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (32.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Mostly sunny. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 31.2 kWh.

Tuesday (10-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Early morning visitor (neighborhood cat) under the birdfeeder.

Neighborhood Cat. (David J Mathre)
Neighborhood Cat under the birdfeeder. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Visitors to the birdfeeder after the cat departed included Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, and White-breasted Nuthatch.


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

Later in the afternoon, an 8-point Buck high on testosterone showed up. All of the Doe’s disappeared.

Buck. (David J Mathre)
Eight Point Buck. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Eight Point Buck. (David J Mathre)
Buck with 8-point rack. Image taken with a Nikon N1V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (36.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (28.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny day. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 17.2 kWh.

Monday (09-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder today included Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, and American Goldfinch.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (34.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (27.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny day. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 17.2 kWh.

Saturday (07-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Some early visitors to the birdfeeder that all disappeared when a Sharp-shined Hawk perched on the top bar of the bird feeder. I confirmed that it was a Sharp-shined Hawk rather than a Cooper’s hawk by taking a picture after the bird left with a ruler in its place. Today’s visitor measured 27 cm (head to tail). According to the Cornell bird site Sharp-shined Hawk measurements are: male 24-27 cm and female 29-34 cm. The Cooper’s Hawk measurements are: male 39 cm, female 45 cm.

Later on the small birds did return to the birdfeeder included Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, and American Goldfinch.


Sharp-shined Hawk. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (28.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny day. Geothermal HVAC system off, Forced Air-Dryer for hot peppers on. A deficit of 13.4 kWh.

Friday (06-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder today included Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, and American Goldfinch.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (45.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (28.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny day. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 17.0 kWh.