Winter Birds - Feeder Cam December 2022: Episode 1

Winter Birds - Feeder Cam December 2022: Episode 1!

This is a great opportunity to get up close and personal with some of your local backyard birds. as it is December these are the birds that will typically stay all winter long now. Keep an eye out for our next episode.Thanks for watching!

This video is pretty amazing, there is such a variety of birds that show up through-out the entire thing. I cut the videos so there is almost always action on the screen. I try to avoid times where the feeders are empty. I really hope you enjoy this one.

Please enjoy the relaxing sounds of local birds as you watch these birds feeding from our backyard!

We use suet feeders, seed cake feeders, blue jay feeders, tube seed feeders, and hummingbird and oriole feeders. We watch them all the time and sit in the back yard to enjoy them. It seems like the pigeons are good with the wild birds and they really don't interact. It's interesting to see that the pigeons don't go to the feeders. A wild bird has never entered the pigeon loft either. We do record the identification of all the birds we see.

The backyard birds we saw: American Goldfinch, Mourning Dove, Blue Jays, American Robin, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Northern Cardinal, Song Sparrow, House Sparrow, Black-Capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, and Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird to name a few. In ornithology they all have proper latin names.

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
This tiny, plump-bodied, big-headed bird is a familiar woodland resident and backyard visitor in the northern U.S. and Canada. Gray overall with light buffy flanks and a contrasting head pattern: black cap, white cheek, and black throat. Short, stubby bill is used for hammering open seeds. Often the core of mixed flocks of songbirds. Visits feeders. Nearly identical to Carolina Chickadee, but range barely overlaps. Especially note voice, brighter white on wings, and buffier flanks on Black-capped. Beware that hybrids occur frequently in the overlap zone and some are best left unidentified.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Familiar but stunning jay found year-round throughout most of eastern North America. Bright blue above and pale gray below with a fluffy crest. Also look for black necklace and black and white markings on the wings and tail. Pairs or small groups travel through mature deciduous or coniferous woodlands, often revealing their presence with loud, harsh “jay” calls. Frequently visits bird feeders, where it is often aggressive towards other birds.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Males are black with red shoulder patch that is sometimes concealed. Males have rusty feather edges in the winter. Females are streaked brown and often confused with sparrows. Look for long, sharply pointed bill. Often in flocks, especially in winter. Visits feeders. Breeds in marshes and scrubby, wet fields. Distinctive song, especially as migrants arrive in early spring.

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Lanky, fierce-looking, glossy blackbird. A bit larger than a jay; smaller, proportionally longer-tailed and shorter-winged than a crow. Staring yellow eye and long heavy bill (compared to Red-winged Blackbird). Often in flocks with other blackbirds in winter. Forages in fields, scrubby areas, and open woods. Visits feeders.

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Frequents suburban settings across North America, along with open woods, brushy field edges, and deserts. Males vary in shades and intensity of red. Some males are yellow or orange. Females are drab gray-brown overall with plain faces and blurry streaks on underparts. Similar to Purple and Cassin's Finch, but House Finch males are more orangey-red with color equally bright on crown, throat, and breast. Red color is mostly restricted to head and upper chest, contrasting with cold gray-brown nape, back, and wings. Pale sides show distinct brown streaks, lacking red tones. Females lack bold face pattern and have more diffuse patterning overall. Often sings loudly in neighborhoods and visits feeders.

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Widespread and abundant in cities, neighborhoods and farms. Avoids dense woods. Flocks cluster in dense bushes, bustling around and chattering to one another. Males have smart black bibs, bright rufous napes, and stunningly patterned wings with brilliant buffs and browns. Underparts are pale pearly-gray. Females are plain brown with cute face and lighter eyebrow. Native to Eurasia; introduced to much of the rest of the world.

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