Greensboro Birds

This morning heralded my old buddy Sam Peabody (aka white-throated sparrow). He scratched around below the feeder while I fed the chickens at sunup. Just now, the brushy area at the edge of the yard yielded—get this: A golden-crowned kinglet, Yellow-rumped warblers, A pine sisken, and Two yellow-bellied sapsucker! All that’s left are the dark-eyed [...]

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It was 12 degrees when I woke up this morning. As I type this, the thermometer reads 19. Not funny, South! Lunch and Rita are eating all the high-protein, high-fat treats I can toss their way. Last time I saw them eat so much was Japanese beetle season. Poor chickens. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers, on the other [...]

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