December 16. Regular winter birds are here such as Stellar Jays, Gray Jays, Mountain Chickadees, Black-Capped Chickadees, Crows, Hairy and Downy woodpeckers (few) and Red Breasted Nuthatches. Pine Grosbeaks come and go as do the Rosy Finches.
A Robin flew past on Nov. 20- unusual. The past two winters have had very bad cone crops but this winter is a bit better, though not exceptional. It has not, however, brought in transient seed eaters of yet.
Both a long tailed and short tailed weasel are here and a good number of snowshoe hares. Also it looks like two fox, so all those young from last summer have moved elsewhere.
A Robin flew past on Nov. 20- unusual. The past two winters have had very bad cone crops but this winter is a bit better, though not exceptional. It has not, however, brought in transient seed eaters of yet.
Both a long tailed and short tailed weasel are here and a good number of snowshoe hares. Also it looks like two fox, so all those young from last summer have moved elsewhere.
Below right is a Rosy Finch as it perches under a building eve for the night. They do this much of the winter though my guess is they fly to Mt. CB to the feeders in the daytime. Otherwise they skim seeds from plants still sticking out in the snow.