Birds in New Jersey 2014

November 2014 - It starts to get cold, and someone likes peanuts.

10 November 2014, continued. Two ground-feeding regulars these days: dark-eyed junco (left) and white-throated sparrow (right).

 

Bad news for the birds who like using the mesh sunflower seed feeder: A squirrel has discovered it likes the feeder, too.

 

It's simple: hang upside down,

 

grab a seed,

 

and munch away.

 

15 November 2014. A very tiny woodpecker? No, it's little black-capped chickadee.

 

White-throated sparrow, mourning dove.

 

16 November 2014. It starts to get cold.

 

To put out fresh water now requires a hammer.

 

A lot of house sparrows. The males have the dark area around the eyes and going down below the beak, with a spray of black
on their breast. They have dark-coloured beaks; the females have yellow beaks.

 

This has become a charming daily routine: Put out some peanuts, then wait for the blue jays to soar in and grab them and then
fly away with their prize.

 

A mockingbird comes in once a day to take a drink. It doesn't eat anything; it just wants fresh water.

 

Go on. You know you want it.

 

A special guest showed up: a Carolina wren.

 

A tufted titmouse attempts to make a landing on the suet feeder, but, wait a minute, what's that little brown bird doing there?

 

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