Saturday, 24 December 2022

Crumbly Acres Bird Count!

 It was the Christmas bird count around here, Dec. 17th.  It was Day 2 of our last week's snowstorm. I set the camera up in the window, with the zoom lens. There was about a foot of snow on the ground. The evergreen tree was a wonderful place for birds to land in safety.

We had 20 mourning doves, a regular flock around the feeders. A pair of downy and a pair of Hairy woodpeckers. Three blue jays, two crows, 7 black-capped chickadees. ONE white-breasted nuthatch. Four goldfinches, and a single junco. Finally, a pair of cardinals. I sent in my numbers to our team leader.

My totals: 44 individuals, and 10 species. The cardinals really liked the snow cover in the evergreen. It was a perfect shelter. 


Dec. 21, after that storm, the deer were taking it easy under the trees.

doe a deer from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

18 comments:

Tom said...

...Jenn, I hope that you and your family will stay warm and well this Christmas.

William Kendall said...

The birds look quite at home.

Barbara Rogers said...

Wonderful photos of birds that came to be counted...just like some folks in Bethleham according to the stories.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Good work, Jenn! Snuggle in for the Eve now... YAM xx

Anvilcloud said...

Well done!

Nancy J said...

If you still have power its' a bonus. The deer seem to be quite tame there,then they run. Stay safe and warm xxx

Elephant's Child said...

Simply beautiful. Thank you.

Divers and Sundry said...

So many birds! I love the photos,

Happy Christmas Eve :)

Christine said...

Have a wonderful Christmas!

RedPat said...

I assume all is well with your power since this post was up. Good! We got very little snow but so much wind.

Olga said...

You get the best pictures of birds!

Red said...

Well, on a very cold and nasty day, I saw two crows and one magpie.

Lowcarb team member said...

Stay safe and warm
Merry Christmas Wishes.

All the best Jan

The Furry Gnome said...

Nice work!

Gill - That British Woman said...

Wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas. That's impressive the amount of birds you get. Hope you're keeping warm, as it's bitter cold isn't it?

Gill

Ontario Wanderer said...

A nice collection of birds and bird photos - we have all of those, plus a few other species, at our feeder most days. We had a Tree Sparrow today which was a surprise as we have not seen one for a long while at the feeder.

Kay said...

Merry Christmas, Jenn! That is a whole lot of snow you've got there. My daughter is telling us about the cold temperatures in Illinois right now.

River said...

That's a lot of birds! And a lot of snow to be out in. Brrr!