Daily Sightings
The Daily Bird Sightings list is mainly what we have seen around this area. Occasionally there will be sightings from other areas but disabilities are a slight hindrance so I do what I can. Our yard is located about a quarter mile up the side of Ratlum Mountain, in Connecticut. We have become a registered Backyard Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. Link to NWF is to the left, so check it out. You may qualify for a certification, yourself. Lend Mother Nature a hand and gear your yard toward attracting birds and other wildlife. | We have about 30 bird feeders [to include thistle, suet, and seed] that we keep filled all year long. There is a great wide open sky over this foothill. It is a nice spot for hawk migrations, too. We now have three small man-made ponds that are helping with frogs and insects. There are eight Bluebird houses that Bluebirds and other birds use too Below, there is a scrollable list of our daily sightings and
below that is a small archive of past sightings. We will keep
these lists as updated as possible. |
7/19/10 thru 7/22/10 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Baltimore Oriole
- Purple Finch
- American Goldfinch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Wild Turkey
- Gray Catbird
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- American Crow
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Mourning Dove
- Blue Jay
- Northern Cardinal
- Downy Woodpecker
- Tufted Titmouse
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Hairy Woodpecker
- American Robin
- Black and white Warbler
- Barred Owl [pm calling]
- - Also, Raccoons, plus American Black Bear sightings
7/14/10 thru 7/18/10 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Blue Jay
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Gray Catbird
- Downy Woodpecker
- Mourning Dove
- American Crow
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Wild Turkeys
- Northern Cardinal
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ovenbird [heard]
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- American Goldfinch
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Great Blue Heron [flyover with loud call]
- House Finch
- Tufted Titmouse
- Baltimore Oriole
- Eastern Phoebe
- Hairy Woodpecker
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Wood Thrush
- American Robin
- Purple Finch
- Carolina Wren
- Northern Flicker
- Common Raven
- - Also, Raccoon and family of 3, plus American Black Bear sightings [14th, 17th, and 18th].
6/28/10 thru 7/02/10 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Gray Catbird
- American Redstart
- Baltimore Oriole
- Wood Thrush
- American Crow
- Blue Jay
- Tufted Titmouse
- Downy Woodpecker
- Mourning Dove
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- American Goldfinch
- American Robin
- Purple Finch
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Great-crested Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Northern Cardinal
- Tree Swallow
- Common Raven
- Common Grackle
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Wild Turkey
- Turkey Vulture
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Scarlet Tanager
- Great Blue Heron
- Veery
- - Also, Red Fox , White-tailed Deer, and Raccoon.