Snow Day Feeder Birds - 18-19 Jan 2020


A big storm hit the Midwest on Saturday and dumped anywhere from 4-9" snow, sleet and/or rain. Here at Brownton Abbey we saw 4-5" snow, just enough to send the community into a tizzy over the shoveling they didn't have to do...

The snow also brought in the birds to the feeders. Dozens of Dark-eyed Juncos, American Goldfinches, House Finches, and even flocks of American Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds! I spent a little time digiscoping some of the birds from inside the house and through the back window.















Brownton Abbey, 26340 Higgins Way, Wayne, Michigan, US
Jan 19, 2020 11:00 AM - 2:40 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Feeder count during snow day.
15 species

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  4
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  2
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  8
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  12     Flock in birch tree at edge of property
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  9
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  36     Most at one counting
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  30     On both feeders
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  36     Most at one counting
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  6     Suet feeder and sunflower
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  10

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S63570266

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