At least here in the Piedmont, today is the very bottom of the annual 30-year average temperature cycle. It wasn't as cold as other days this winter, and certainly far from what other parts of this great nation are dealing with. But for us, it was nonetheless cold, damp and nasty. And in my flu-ish haze, I watched today as my backyard buddies attacked the cafe. And I observed the peanut butter feeder with exceeding interest. It's been cleaned off...practically sanitized...this month. And just who's doing the cleanoff? Today's photo data:Yellow Rumped Warblers - 49%
Brown Headed Nuthatches - 18% (shown)
Pine Warblers - 10%
Northern Mockingbirds - 9%
Carolina Wrens - 9%
Carolina Chickadees - 5%
What's happened since I first put this feeder up in the fall has been a huge increase in Yellow Rumped visitation, and that by itself explains why this feeder is relatively unpopular in the months when, well, the Warblers aren't there. It's got me convinced I mostly feed them. Well, fine. It's fun to watch! Let 'em beat the cold in a tasty way.
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