Cindy

Activity 1- I can easily identify the Northern Cardinal and Black-Capped Chickadee at my feeders by their different shapes. Activity 2 - Three birds with red on their bodies - a pileated woodpecker with its striking red crest which we see in the trees behind our property, a red-bellied woodpecker, seen at our feeder, whose red is not on its belly but on its head, and a beautiful red-headed woodpecker which I identified with my Merlin app while on a walk. Activity 3 - the robins pick all over the back yard looking for worms. Blue jays seem to be first at the feeder and on the ground beneath each day, scavenging for their breakfast. The house finches are so cute and eat so daintily as they sit on the feeder in pairs. activity 4 - Not necessarily my favorite bird but for sure my favorite bird sighting so far this year. A bird that was new to me, Cedar Waxwing, is a Cardinal-sized bird with a crest and a striking black mask, as well as a band of yellow across the bottom of the tail. We heard rustling in a stand of trees along our driveway and saw birds flying in and out, making a bit of a racket. This went on for 5 minutes or more as I realized they were eating the berries in these trees. There must have been 20 or more birds having quite a feast!