Birds in New Jersey 2014
16 October 2014 - a big surprise, and another new bird
Surprise! A young buck in the back yard.
The house finches have quickly become regulars on the newest tube feeder.
17 October 2014
Clean, fresh water for drinking or bathing. A mourning dove takes a bath, stretching its feathers out and grooming itself.
It appeared to be the first time it had bathed in a year; it left the water amazingly filthy.
Male house finch
Female house finch on the new feeder
New bird! I've heard them for months, but today, at last, a northern mockingbird landed and took a holly berry.
The squirrel population seems to grow by the day. Today there were eight in the back yard (there are seven in this photo).
One of the smaller squirrels
| 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 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
17 |
2014-08-28 | Catbird | _ | _ | _ | _ |
18 |
2014-09-05 | Carolina Wren | _ | _ | _ | _ |
19 |
2014-09-15 | White-Breasted Nuthatch | _ | _ | _ | _ |
20 |
2014-10-12 | Purple Finch | _ | _ | _ | _ |
21 |
2014-10-12 | Dark-Eyed Junco | _ | _ | _ | _ |
22 |
2014-10-17 | Northern Mockingbird | _ | _ | _ | _ |