Birds in New Jersey 2014
Tuesday, 19 August 2014 - a very special birdfeeder afternoon.
A brand-new bird appeared. A kind of woodpecker? It stayed on the ground the whole time.
Red on the back of the neck; spotted belly; black streak under the eye.... it is a male northern flicker! They don't climb trees;
they eat ants on the ground.
And that's what he did: he made "woodpecker" motions into the spaces between the paving stones in the back yard.
Meanwhile, on the black oil sunflower feeder, the titmouse returned, more confident. If the little black-capped chickadee was
on the feeder, titmouse would chase him off. Similar to the chickadee, titmouse would grab a seed and fly away.
Female and juvenile house finches had to share the feeder with the titmouse.
About a week ago, we spotted our first HUMMINGBIRD! Today I was able to photograph and video the little bird for the first time.
After I saw the hummingbird, I put the hummingbird feeder back into action, and have kept the sugar water fresh.
Back at the watering hole, an old friend, a juvenile grackle, played in and around the water dish.
At the tall watering pot, a bunch of house sparrows gathered. They congregate to eat, and they congregate to drink.
And there was another pleasant surprise.
| Birds seen in our backyard | ||||||
1 |
2014-04-28 | Mourning Dove | _ | _ | _ | _ |
2 |
2014-04-28 | House Sparrow | _ | _ | _ | _ |
3 |
2014-04-28 | Goldfinch | _ | _ | _ | _ |
4 |
2014-05-02 | Northern Cardinal | _ | _ | _ | _ |
5 |
2014-05-02 | House Finch | _ | _ | _ | _ |
6 |
2014-05-03 | Common Grackle | _ | _ | _ | _ |
7 |
2014-05-09 | Brown-Headed Cowbird | _ | _ | _ | _ |
8 |
2014-05-09 | Downy Woodpecker | _ | _ | _ | _ |
9 |
2014-05-09 | Black-Capped Chickadee | _ | _ | _ | _ |
10 |
2014-05-09 | Red-Winged Blackbird | _ | _ | _ | _ |
11 |
2014-06-13 | Blue Jay | _ | _ | _ | _ |
12 |
2014-06-20 | Rock Dove (Pigeon) | _ | _ | _ | _ |
13 |
2014-07-19 | Starling | _ | _ | _ | _ |
14 |
2014-08-09 | Tufted Titmouse | _ | _ | _ | _ |
15 |
2014-08-19 | Northern Flicker | _ | _ | _ | _ |
16 |
2014-08-19 | Ruby-Throated Hummingbird | _ | _ | _ | _ |