Today brought my first Pine Siskin to our feeders! I am pretty sure it was a male due to more yellow markings on his lower wing tips.
I managed many photos as he was quite content to sit, pick through the seeds on the deck railing, and get photographed. Halfway through, I turned on the flash and he was fine with that too. It was tough to get a pic without seed casings on his beak; what a messy eater!
I almost lost my fingers to frost bite due to a sub-zero wind chill factor, but I was too mesmerized to move to and seek warmth!
- Pine Siskin - 1
- American Goldfinch - 3
- Tufted Titmouse - 5
- Black-capped Chickadee - 12
- American Tree Sparrow - 3
- Northern Cardinal - 3
- Junco - 7
- Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
- Downy Woodpecker - 1
- Blue Jay - 1