Nuthatch of Bootstrap Analysis Blog offers easy ways to help birds near you! Also, with all the rain we’ve had in the Midwest over the past few weeks, it’s important to check your bird feeders for moldy birdseed. Clean your feeders, too, and be sure to rake underneath them to remove droppings, old and moldy seed. For many Wisconsin residents (and elsewhere), this may be the least of their worries - five counties have been declared federal disaster areas in the southwest part of our state.
Backyard birds the past few days:
Green Heron
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Blue Jay
American Redstart
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Red-breasted Nuthatch image © 2007 Mike McDowell
