Had at least three red-breasted nuthatches at my feeders this morning, new
yard birds for me.



Also, *may* have had a black-capped chickadee.  I'm not good at
distinguishing black-capped from Carolina, but there was one that seemed
significantly larger, with a different-feeling GISS, than the "regulars" at
my feeders this morning.  I'm not sure enough to add it to my yard list, but
I do believe that "more likely than not" (as opposed to "beyond a reasonable
doubt") it was a black-capped.  I did read the post about anticipated
irruptions of northern species, but don't recall if anything was mentioned
about black-capped chickadees.  Has anyone else noticed any southward
movement of them?



The white-breasted nuthatches that nested in my neighborhood have been
coming somewhat irregularly to the feeders, and the tufted titmice that had
disappeared for a couple of years after the terrible ice storm we had about
three years ago took out so many of the mature trees in my neighborhood, are
back in good numbers.  Add a multitude of American goldfinches, a few house
finches, a couple of mourning doves, a LOT of northern cardinals, and you'd
think it was the dead of winter at my feeders.  Thank goodness, the
starlings and grackles seem to have gone, and the house sparrows haven't
been too bad yet.



I haven't been free to do much birding since late June, including today, so
I very much enjoy the vicarious experience of the postings.  Thanks to
everyone.



Margaret Bowman

Licking Co., OH








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