Bander-in-charge:
Marie-Anne Hudson
Assistants: Shawn Craik, Helena Scheffer
Notes:
Three visits this week yielded some very
interesting observations. On each occasion, a Rusty Blackbird was
observed near the feeders, likely the same individual first spotted on
December 11. It appears to favour the millet in the mix provided on the
platform feeder. On Wednesday there was also a Red-winged Blackbird,
and the first sighting of a White-throated Sparrow at the feeders since
early November. The same day, a walk of the census loop produced the
winter’s first Brown Creeper in the back woods. Aside from it, a few
Black-capped Chickadees, and a flock of European Starlings, all other
birds observed were in the vicinity of the feeders. No deer have been
seen for many weeks, but now that there is snow cover, their tracks are
visible and it is evident that they are using the site heavily, and in
many cases following our trails.
