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| Red Maple flowers on 4/1 |
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| This robin is taking a frigid "anal blast" of cold air. |
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| Same bird as above in a more dignified pose. |
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| Another lighter male, which often battles the previous for the territorial rights of the deck. |
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| A Blue Jay dropped in for a quick "grab and go" |
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| Dark-eyed Juncos should remain for most of April. |
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| The male 1/2 of a local pair, hopefully they'll nest close by. |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch on our perching post. |
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| This MODO looking for seed on the deck rail. |
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| Tufted Titmouse working a seed |
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| My 1st yard Northern Flicker was noted 4/1, first by its call then visually. |
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| House Finch male |
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| Blacked-capped Chickadee working a sunflower seed outside the kitchen window |
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| a dorsal view of one of the several Downy Woodpeckers that frequent our deck. |
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| a Hairy Woodpecker working the cage |
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| Male Red-bellied Woodpecker, on the "sapsucker" tree (a basswood), the drillings are from previous years, though a sapsucker did show up on sunday. |
We had a nice assortment of American Goldfinches, this is a fun time of year to observe their transitioning into breeding plumage. Here are a few of 25-30 that showed during Sunday's snow.
