Tag: Northern Cardinal

Sunday (14-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

A few more visitors to the birdfeeder and backyard: Turkey Vulture, Tufted Titmouse, European Starling, American Robin, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal. The Turkey Vultures were still roosting in the trees in the morning waiting for the sun to warm them up. First American Robin for the year.


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


Turkey Vultures in the trees. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (55.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (61.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny all day. The Geothermal HVAC system was on. A surplus of 5.7 kWh. Six days in a row that the solar panels produced a surplus.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (373 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (403 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny all week. A surplus of 30 kWh.

Saturday (13-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Again not many visitors to the birdfeeder: Tufted Titmouse, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal. At dusk six Turkey Vultures landed in the backyard trees to roost overnight.


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


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

First Purple Crocuses from my own backyard.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (53.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (63.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny all day. The Geothermal HVAC system wasn’t needed for 24 hours, but I did run a batch of laundry. A surplus of 9.9 kWh. Five days in a row that the solar panels produced a surplus.

Two-Years Ago (12-March-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Morning at the Birdfeeder: Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Morning at the birdfeeder with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VRII lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Fourteen-Years Ago (11-March-2007) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Morning walkabout: Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


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

Wednesday (10-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder: Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (53.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (58.2 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 4.8 kWh. Two days in a row that the solar panels produced a surplus.