Birdfeeder update

House Finches moved up 5 places today on the birdfeeder list.   There are now 4 males and 4 females filling up on seeds.  They are greatly outnumbered  by goldfinches, redpolls, juncos and tree sparrows, and usually defer to these other birds.   As luck would have it, I happened across an online photo today of an albino House Finch, taken about eight months ago in Saskatchewan.   I thought I would include photos of a male and female (for comparison purposes) and the albino bird for its rarity.

American Goldfinches ~ 61

Common Redpolls ~ 44

Dark-eyed Juncos ~ 34

American Tree Sparrows ~ 34

Mourning Doves ~ 19

House Finches ~   8

House Sparrows ~   6

Northern Cardinals ~   5

Blue Jays ~   4

Chickadees ~   4

Red-breasted Nuthatch ~   2

White-breasted Nuthatch ~   2

Starling ~   1

Cooper's Hawk ~   1

Downy Woodpecker ~   1

Total Species ~     15

Albino House Finch (top left) by Crista Coulter / Male House Finch (middle) by Richard Dubie/OFO
Female House Finch (bottom) by Daniel Cadieux/OFO

Please comment if you wish.

BtheB