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. |
2/22/10 thru 2/27/10 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-throated Sparrow
- Carolina Wren
- Mourning Dove
- American Goldfinch
- Blue Jay
- Downy Woodpecker
- Tufted Titmouse
- Northern Cardinal
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Hairy Woodpecker
- American Crow
- Wild Turkeys [22 birds]
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Common Raven
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- American Robin
- - Also, regular visits from Red Fox.
2/18/10 thru 2/21/10 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Tufted Titmouse
- Wild Turkey
- Carolina Wren
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
- Mourning Dove
- Downy Woodpecker
- White-throated Sparrow
- Northern Cardinal
- American Goldfinch
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Eastern Bluebirds
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Fox Sparrow [18th]
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Common Raven
- - Also, regular visits from Red Fox and White-tailed Deer.
2/01/10 thru 2/09/10 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Northern Cardinal
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Wild Turkey
- Downy Woodpecker
- Carolina Wren
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Blue Jay
- Mourning Dove
- Tufted Titmouse
- White-throated Sparrow
- American Goldfinch
- American Crow
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- - Also, regular visits from Red Fox.