{"id":1387,"date":"2009-03-15T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2009-03-15T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/03\/15\/weekend-birding-observations\/"},"modified":"2010-02-27T09:48:39","modified_gmt":"2010-02-27T14:48:39","slug":"weekend-birding-observations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/03\/15\/weekend-birding-observations\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend birding observations."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of rain yesterday afternoon and it has been continuously raining today.  Yesterday\u2019s observations are from the afternoon (let\u2019s call it 2-5 PM), while today\u2019s are for a few minutes this morning (around 11:30).  I may update today\u2019s observations, time permitting, if any interesting birds show up.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights?  A pair of Carolina Chickadees, several Dark-Eyed Juncos feeding in and around puddles, and a surprising number of House Finches (~10 at times).<\/p>\n<p>I picked up some black-oil sunflower seed earlier in the week, and loaded up three of the feeders with the stuff yesterday morning.  It did not take long for the birds to dig in, and one opportunistic raider also wanted to take a nibble.<\/p>\n<p><em>03-15-2009<\/em><br \/>\nBlue Jay*<br \/>\nCardinal (male and female)<br \/>\nDark-Eyed Junco (male and female)<br \/>\nHouse Finch (male and female)<br \/>\nHouse Sparrow (male)*<br \/>\nMourning Dove<br \/>\nNorthern Mockingbird*<br \/>\nTufted Titmouse*<br \/>\nWhite-throated Sparrow*<\/p>\n<p>* Observed in the afternoon; added after article was posted.<\/p>\n<p><em>03-14-2009<\/em><br \/>\nCardinal (male and female)<br \/>\nCarolina Chickadee<br \/>\nHouse Finch (male and female)<br \/>\nHouse Sparrow (male)<br \/>\nMourning Dove<br \/>\nNorthern Mockingbird<br \/>\nWhite-throated Sparrow<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of rain yesterday afternoon and it has been continuously raining today. Yesterday\u2019s observations are from the afternoon (let\u2019s call it 2-5 PM), while today\u2019s are for a few minutes this morning (around 11:30). I may update today\u2019s observations, time permitting, if any interesting birds show up. Highlights? 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