Merlin observations, 3/13/2024

I shifted to a mid-morning recording time (9:30-11:00) and was rewarded with more bird species—21 altogether! All have been detected previously (either this year or in previous years).

  • Black-capped chickadee
  • Tufted titmouse
  • Red-bellied woodpecker
  • Northern cardinal
  • Dark-eyed junco
  • House finch
  • House sparrow
  • American crow
  • White-breasted nuthatch
  • Red crossbill
  • American robin
  • Downy woodpecker
  • Eastern bluebird
  • Song sparrow
  • American goldfinch
  • Hairy woodpecker
  • Brown creeper
  • Killdeer
  • Blue jay
  • Golden-crowned kinglet
  • Pine siskin

I can’t wait for the weather to warm up enough to open the windows wide.

Merlin observations, 3/12/24

2.5-hour recording at midday. Just 10 bird species! It’s still early in the season, though.

  • Tufted titmouse
  • Dark-eyed junco
  • Black-capped chickadee
  • American goldfinch
  • Northern flicker
  • Downy woodpecker
  • Song sparrow
  • White-breasted nuthatch
  • Hairy woodpecker
  • White-throated sparrow