2160 Terrace/South Feeder

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A still white sky, quiet morning other than a few chickadee/dee sounds, watching southward. Peanuts are placed to the very back of the trap with two piles, one each on the deck and bench below. Metal/Red-Green/Orange (my resident male) is waiting in the crabapple for peanuts along with his mate, Metal/Blue-Orange/Black and an unbanded bird. MB/OB has a very swollen left leg (mites) and holds it up, gingerly. Both of the resident pair are feeding on seeds, filling their gullets, then flying south.

Metal/Blue-Red/Green arrives, goes clear into the feeder (this will be an easy bird to trap) then flies southeast. Next, Metal/White -Black/White takes a peanut, perches above the feeder and carefully cracks the nut, placing the contents gently on the branch, taps into the nut, then wipes its beak. Resident female chases him/her, though mw/blackw is persistent. He comes back quickly, goes clear into the trap and I notice he's growing new tail feathers; they look worn. mr/gw arrives, eats his first peanut in the tree, then flies off SE.

MBlue/RG returns and shares the bench with the resident female, each taking a peanut and flying off. Resident female looks much older, grayer than MB/RG. Male begins calling, first cheep/cheep/cheep/cheep/cheep, than kwaaa/kwaaa. Metal/White-Red/Green comes, takes a peanut very quickly and flies off, southwest.

Fairly well developed pink-gaped juvenile arrives, takes a peanut off the bench, jumps down to the ground, then flies south.

Mw/rg returns, goes clear into the trap, drops a peanut to the ground, grabs one in his bill and flies westward.

Unbanded shopper, picks up/puts down, picks up/puts down.


Overall, relatively quiet morning.Purple/blue-metal/purple, a bird almost always here, not seen. After several seed trips, resident pair began choosing peanuts rather than seed. Two little chickadees busy in the tree. Lots of peanuts left as I end this observation.

Total Number of Birds: 7-8