Birdcounts

I just reported our results for the Great Backyard Birdcount. The totals weren't impressive but here is what we saw:

• Juncos: 16
• Blue Jays: 6
• Chickadees: 4 (more than I recorded the previous weekend)
• Whitebreasted Nuthatch: 1 (usually see the mate too, but not this time)
• Redbreasted Nuthatch: 2
• Downey Woodpecker: 2
• Hairy Woodpecker: 1
• Tufted Titmouse: 2 (there are 3 that usually hang around - but didn't see the other one)
• Dove: 1 (first one I've seen for several weeks)
• Goldfinches: 6 (Previous week I doubled that amount)

I still have to send in my results for the NH Audubon count that was held a week earlier The results were similar except for the goldfinches (13) and of the woodpeckers we only saw 1 Downey.

I was just disappointed that the one lone cardinal didn't show up (this is the first year we have had a cardinal in the winter). Actually, we haven't seen him for several weeks - I figure he found my pet-sitting client's place where I have seen 6-7 cardinals at her feeders during the winter - her cats are strictly indoors.

Chickadees have been relatively scarce here this year. We usually have a good-sized flock of chickadees with one titmouse - this time 3 titmice and few chickadees. This is the first winter in 4-5 years that we have had a bunch of goldfinches. Both types of nuthatches and woodpeckers stay constant for us at around a pair of each. We haven't had doves for the last couple of years, except for every once in a while.

It's really quite interesting how the bird populations fluctuate - not really from year to year, but to some other rhythm.

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Nice list, Bogie! I don't have our list--HH takes care of it--but I know that it's been at least a couple of years since we've seen a red-breasted nuthatch. They are so cute! We didn't have any turkey this year, either; though, I did hear them while out for my morning walk.