Tag: Tufted Titmouse

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.

Thursday (01-April-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Morning visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal.

Turkey Vulture Yawning. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)


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

The Turkey Vulture was up on the patio, just under the birdfeeder. At one point it tried to eat a rotten apple.


Turkey Vulture, portrait images. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Turkey Vulture, landscape images. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (43.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (50.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny in the afternoon. Geothermal HVAC system was off. A surplus of 7.4 kWh.

Wednesday (31-March-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Morning visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (43.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (15 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rainy. Geothermal HVAC system was off. A deficit of 28.5 kWh.

Monthly Electric Energy Used (1798 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (1477 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 321 kWh.

Sunday (28-March-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Afternoon visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (7.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Clouds and rain. Geothermal HVAC system was on. A deficit of 33.5 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (325 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (257 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 68 kWh.

Friday (26-March-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Evening visitor to the patio birdfeeder: Tufted Titmouse.

Female House Finch. (David J Mathre)
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor). Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Spring Wildflowers: Daffodils and Purple Crocuses


Spring Wildflowers (landscape mode). Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 OIS lens and 1.4 x teleconverter. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Spring Wildflowers (portrait mode). Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 OIS lens and 1.4 x teleconverter. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (44.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (50.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. Geothermal HVAC system was off. A surplus of 5.8 kWh. Sense was down part of the day due to power glitch and WiFi/networking issues.