After returning from the Sourland Mountain Preserve, I did a quick walkabout in my backyard. I saw a number of different birds. Female Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Turkey Vulture. Later in the afternoon I looked out my back door and saw a Red-tailed Hawk perched in a tree.
There have been a number of comments in the local neighborhood site about the lack of birds at bird feeders this winter. I am still seeing some, maybe not as many as last year. It has been warmer, so maybe some of the birds are finding other sources of food. Today, the following birds have been feeding on my patio and at my bird feeder: Dark-eyed Junco, Black-headed Chickadee, House Finch, House Wren, Mourning Dove, and Northern Cardinal. The House Finch appears to be blind in one eye.
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Daily Electric Energy Used (98.4 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (4.0 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Little sun, colder and snow. A deficit of 94.4 kWh.
Wintertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.
Morning walkabout near the Sourland Mountain Preserve pond. I noticed a Red-tailed Hawk in a tree surveying the area for prey. It soon took off and circled the area. The only other bird I around was a White-throated Sparrow.
There have been a number of comments in the local neighborhood site about the lack of birds at bird feeders this winter. I am still seeing some, maybe not as many as last year. It has been warmer, so maybe some of the birds are finding other sources of food. Today, the following birds have been feeding on my patio and at my bird feeder: Blue Jay, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal, and Red-bellied Woodpecker.
Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery with the individual images in the following slideshow.
Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery with the individual images in the following slideshow.
Daily Electric Energy Used (93.3 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (39.9 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. More sun. A deficit of 53.4 kWh.