The Dark-eyed Junco is one that we’ve been seeing a lot of here. The beautiful white streak that extends into it’s tail and their little pink beaks makes them quite the cutie.
Of course, the vibrant Cardinal is always easy to spot with the snowy background. I think the females are just as gorgeous, although they don’t have the bright red feathers like the male.
I am no expert at feeding or attracting birds, however, from what I’ve seen, it’s not rocket science. That is unless you are trying to attract hummingbirds in the summertime. You can read about my paramount failure at this here.
Anyway, I’ve purchased very cheap feeders and one suet feeder from Walmart, spending maybe $20 for the food and all. I bought one mix of seeds, another mix with more corn and then the suet. With that, the birds just come.
What kind of birds are you noticing in your area???
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I’ve seen tons of those junkos and did not know what they were called. A few of the black-capped chickadees, a billion blue jays, cardinals (so pretty against the snow), a black-and-white warbler and an awesome woodpecker with a red cap on his head. And sparrows, of course! (This is on Long Island, New York.)
I mistook the warbler for a woodpecker because it has the same habit of climbing trees, but I found him on “Whatbird.com” so was able to identify him–or her. Whatbird.com is really cool because you can plug in traits and it will come up with some suggestions. You might enjoy that!
We also feed our squirrels peanuts in the shell. A few are tame enough to come running when I call them. The jays like the peanuts, too. The little doofs actually will pick and choose until they find (I think) the heaviest nut! They’re brats, but they’re funny.
Last year we had either a Cooper’s Hawk or a Red-Tail Hawk. Awesome but bad news for the sparrow he got. Where there are bird feeders, there might be hawks. None yet this year. I’m okay with a hawk once in a while–they gotta eat, too–but if I saw one hanging around I’d stop feeding my birds for a few days until he went elsewhere.
Enjoy the winter birds. I love them, too, but I sure will be glad when the robins come back!
Hi Clare,
I am really excited about that whatbird.com! Going to check that out, it must be easier than flipping through my field guides!
I didn’t even mention our hawks but we have some BIG ones, especially in the summer. They are typically too high to identify, but once in a while, they’ll perch on a fence post and we can see them.
I’m with you, this power-outage stuff is totally taking the fun out of winter. Robins….come soon!
Oh my goodness Kelly…I had some major excitement on our snow day here this morning. Not a bird…per say…but a large owl (barred, I think). I have some great shots of it….where can I send you some?? Or check my blog….I just posted some there.
Jennifer,
You can post pictures on the Morristribe on Facebook! I would love to see them!
Here’s another blog post I did this morning on more of the birds I have this winter…
http://happeningsinhebbscross.blogspot.com/2011/02/winter-birds-at-my-new-birdfeeder.html
Jennifer,
Thanks so much for sharing…I would like to order one of those please!