One thing we love about January is the potential for surprises. Irruptions, mutli-species flocks, or interesting marks in the snow can all happen. Which bird might we get to see this month? Will we be lucky enough to see it from the window? Will there be many? Which ones would we expect and not see after all? Each possibility is a delight.
Seen from our Windows in January
- Black-capped chickadee
- Blue Jay
- Tufted Titmouse
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Northern Cardinal
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Mourning Dove
- Common Redpoll (26 January 2020)
(Bold items in this list are those species not recorded in December 2020)
To no one’s surprise, we saw Gray Squirrels and Red Squirrels. We also saw a Cottontail (and later more evidence), and may have seen a Porcupine. We’re not sure because it was dark out; all we could see in the video was a dark shape on a pretty dark ground…
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The “Through the Window” series is an informal record of observations made by staff, volunteers, and visitors. Anyone at the Museum may add to this list. Observations are usually through our viewing window: a large window with a film covering that helps hide watchers from the birds. We have chairs and binoculars to try, a white board, and many identification guides. Outdoors, several feeders are attached on a single, 8′ steel pole. A small pond, flowers and water plants, shrubs and trees add cover and (seasonally) other food choices . You can sometimes see what we see via our webcam.