Can confirm this. Here in the wet part of Oregon we go through about 50 pounds of bird food every 2 weeks. We have a feeder outside every window and they frequently have 5-10 birds each.
It's great to be sitting at the desk coding and being able to look out and see a handful of birds attacking the feeder.
- 2-3 Flickers (I've seen at least a male and a female)
- 3-4 Acorn Woodpeckers often we get 2 per feeder and the other birds keep their distance.
- About 20 Stellar Jays. They stick around most of the year.
- Dozens of Junkos, House Finches, Chickadees, Silkens, Starlings, and Red-Winged Blackbirds.
It's pretty crazy watching these little tiny birds get all belligerent at the feeder.
When I really need to concentrate I’ll clamp on the noise canceling headphones and listen to bird song. Where I live there’s nothing but sparrows and crows and magpies most of the year, and almost nothing from October to April.
Besides a tremendous statistical data Christmas Bird Counts gather each year, they also have a habit of discovering some truly unusual birds. One of my favorite examples occurred last week.
A birder doing a bird count in South Carolina was in a location that only allows access for the bird count. He photographed a small sandpiper that appeared to be Little Stint, a species native to Eurasia and very rare in North America. It happened to have a metal band on its legs and close inspection of photographs were able to reveal a code that traced the bird back to Ottenby Bird Observatory off the east coast of Sweden, where it had been banded in September of this year.
Sadly both of my CBCs were cancelled this year due to concerns about pandemic.
Birds typically counted during the Christmas season include swans, geese, calling birds, French hens, turtle doves, and partridges (traditionally only counted when in pear trees).
It's great to be sitting at the desk coding and being able to look out and see a handful of birds attacking the feeder.
- 2-3 Flickers (I've seen at least a male and a female)
- 3-4 Acorn Woodpeckers often we get 2 per feeder and the other birds keep their distance.
- About 20 Stellar Jays. They stick around most of the year.
- Dozens of Junkos, House Finches, Chickadees, Silkens, Starlings, and Red-Winged Blackbirds.
It's pretty crazy watching these little tiny birds get all belligerent at the feeder.