Tag: Carolina Wren

Friday (19-March-2021) — New Jersey

Last Day of Winter Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the backyard, patio birdfeeder, and patio birdbath: Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal. The Carolina Wrens must be building a nest as they are spending a lot of time collecting small twigs.


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

Late in the afternoon the birdbath warmed up enough for a Song Sparrow to take a bath. It is still cold enough at night for the birdbath to freeze over.


Song Sparrow taking a Birdbath. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Lots of Purple Crocuses and White Snowdrops blooming. The Daffodils are just about to open.


Early wildflowers on the last day of winter. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (58.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (66.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny all day. Still cold at night so the Geothermal HVAC system was on. A surplus of 7.7 kWh.

Monday (15-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder and backyard: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


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

Still the only wildflowers in bloom are the Purple Crocuses and Snow Drops. Waiting on the Daffodils and Tulips.


Purple Crocuses and Snow Drops Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (69.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (63.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny all day, but colder outside. The Geothermal HVAC system was on. A deficit of 6.6 kWh.

Thursday (11-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Not many visitors to the birdfeeder (either due to the warm weather or the neighborhood cat sitting under the birdfeeder): Carolina Wren, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.


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


Neighborhood cat under the birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (46.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (57.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. Geothermal HVAC system on, but was able to open the house for a few hours in the afternoon when the outside temperature was higher outdoors than indoors. A surplus of 11.1 kWh. Three days in a row that the solar panels produced a surplus.

Sunday (07-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder: Turkey Vulture, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (70.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (60.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 9.9 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (512 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (351 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 161 kWh.

Saturday (06-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder: Carolina Wren, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (76.2 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (37.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 38.5 kWh.