During the first date range (May 19 – 23), and if there is a cold day during the second date range (May 25 – 29), we will spend some time during one day at a feeder set-up in a secluded beautiful mixed hardwood forest. The birds have been fed there for over a decade and are accustomed to people – no blind is necessary. The location is less than 20 minutes from your lodging in Cedarville.
Species present consistently: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Purple Finch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Jay. Also present at times: Baltimore Oriole, Pine Siskin, Indigo Bunting, Goldfinch.
If we have a very cold day we may visit another feeder location for Red-headed Woodpecker as well, especially during the 1st date range.
Below are images taken on a cold day (May 19, 2022) during the first date range.
Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker
Male Goldfinch
Blue Jay
Male Purple Finch
Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Female Goldfinch
Male Purple Finch
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker
Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Male Goldfinch
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker
Female Red-winged Blackbird
Male Purple Finch
Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Male Goldfinch
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker
Female Purple Finch
Male Purple Finch
Male White-breasted Nuthatch
Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak