Tag: Gray Catbird

Thursday (23-July-2020) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Wildflowers of the day: Cosmos, Teazel, and Larkspur.


Wildflowers of the day. Individual images from this slide show can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Butterfly of the day: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly.


Butterfly of the day: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. Individual images from this slide show can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Moth of the day: Clearwing Hummingbird Moth. The Lemon-Mint/Bee-Balm are starting to dry up, and the Clearwing Hummingbird moths now favor the Thistle flowers. I know some folks consider Thistle weeds because of the spines, but I still like them because they do attract butterflies, moths, and bees. Also, deer hate them.


Clearwing Hummingbird Moths (Hemaris thysbe) captured with a Nikon N1V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. Individual images from this slide show can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Birds of the Morning: Gray Catbird, House Finch, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, American Goldfinch, American Crow, Carolina Wren, and Song Sparrow.

Birds of the Afternoon: Gray Catbird, House Finch, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, American Goldfinch, American Crow, Carolina Wren, and Song Sparrow.

Daily Electric Energy Used (59.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (48.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Rain, clouds, then more rain. A deficit of 10.9 kWh.

Wednesday (22-July-2020) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Morning: Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Gray Catbird, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Song Sparrow, Mourning Dove, and White-breasted Nuthatch.

Birds of the Afternoon: Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Gray Catbird, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow, and Mourning Dove.

Daily Electric Energy Used (63.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (65.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun with clouds. A surplus of 2.4 kWh. Power glitch due to thunderstorm caused Sense to go offline until the detector was rebooted.

Tuesday (21-July-2020) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Morning: Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow, Mourning Dove.

Birds of the Afternoon: American Goldfinch, Gray Catbird, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow, Mourning Dove.

Daily Electric Energy Used (67.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (77.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun with clouds. A surplus of 10.2 kWh.

Monday (20-July-2020) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Morning: Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Gray Catbird, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay,  Downy Woodpecker, Song Sparrow, Mourning Dove.

Birds of the Afternoon: Tufted Titmouse, Gray Catbird, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay.

Daily Electric Energy Used (74.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (73.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun with clouds. A deficit of 1.0 kWh.

Sunday (19-July-2020) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Day: Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Gray Catbird, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, and Carolina Wren. Morning time-lapse video (06:08-09:02), Afternoon time-lapse video (16:34-20:21).

Daily Electric Energy Used (65.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (72.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun with clouds in the afternoon. A surplus of 6.7 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (391 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (481 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A surplus of 90 kWh.