jasperpatch
Amy, Brit in Quebec.
I've been lurking in the thread this year, and living vicariously through the rest of you as the winter doldrums set in here. I figured I'd post an update when I got to 20!
Well....Monday night, sat at dining table. Squirrel darts away from scoffing seeds under the feeders, and I look up to see a Northern Saw-whet Owl! Oh my. I stuttered "Is that....?", thankfully Paul saw it too or I wouldn't have believed it!
Garden life list hits 100 in style! With a lifer owl, on my birthday. Not too shabby! It only hung around for a minute or so. Obviously I have been sat in the same spot at dusk every evening since in the hopes of seeing it again.
Anyhow, 2018 thus far:
1 Hairy Woodpecker 01 Jan 2018
2 Black-capped Chickadee 01 Jan 2018
3 White-breasted Nuthatch 01 Jan 2018
4 Dark-eyed Junco 01 Jan 2018
5 American Goldfinch 01 Jan 2018
6 Downy Woodpecker 01 Jan 2018
7 American Crow 01 Jan 2018
8 Red-breasted Nuthatch 01 Jan 2018
9 Blue Jay 02 Jan 2018
10 Brown Creeper 02 Jan 2018
11 Bald Eagle Yard list, 04 Jan 2018
12 Common Raven Yard list, 04 Jan 2018
13 Pine Siskin 04 Jan 2018
14 Red Crossbill 11 Jan 2018
15 Pileated Woodpecker 19 Jan 2018
16 Purple Finch 24 Jan 2018
17 American Robin 06 Mar 2018
18 Wild Turkey 07 Mar 2018
19 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 Mar 2018
20 Northern Saw-whet Owl 19 Mar 2018
Well....Monday night, sat at dining table. Squirrel darts away from scoffing seeds under the feeders, and I look up to see a Northern Saw-whet Owl! Oh my. I stuttered "Is that....?", thankfully Paul saw it too or I wouldn't have believed it!
Garden life list hits 100 in style! With a lifer owl, on my birthday. Not too shabby! It only hung around for a minute or so. Obviously I have been sat in the same spot at dusk every evening since in the hopes of seeing it again.
Anyhow, 2018 thus far:
1 Hairy Woodpecker 01 Jan 2018
2 Black-capped Chickadee 01 Jan 2018
3 White-breasted Nuthatch 01 Jan 2018
4 Dark-eyed Junco 01 Jan 2018
5 American Goldfinch 01 Jan 2018
6 Downy Woodpecker 01 Jan 2018
7 American Crow 01 Jan 2018
8 Red-breasted Nuthatch 01 Jan 2018
9 Blue Jay 02 Jan 2018
10 Brown Creeper 02 Jan 2018
11 Bald Eagle Yard list, 04 Jan 2018
12 Common Raven Yard list, 04 Jan 2018
13 Pine Siskin 04 Jan 2018
14 Red Crossbill 11 Jan 2018
15 Pileated Woodpecker 19 Jan 2018
16 Purple Finch 24 Jan 2018
17 American Robin 06 Mar 2018
18 Wild Turkey 07 Mar 2018
19 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 Mar 2018
20 Northern Saw-whet Owl 19 Mar 2018