Feeders are getting busy

[micpic]

I have more Chickadees this year than I've had in a long time. Must have been a good hatch!

I say! Anybody got a match?

So far finches are looking pretty healthy. No eye problems.

Earliest I've had Redbreasted nuthatches that I can remember.

OK this ones not a feeder bird, but I wish it would stay all winter!

[Jim Almquist]

Nice looking set of photos !

We are starting to see some of the usual migrant's like the Junco's and most all of our Rose Breasted Grosbeaks have moved on. Winter is a coming

[MN Shutterbug]

The eyes look pretty good to me. After over 3 years of chasing birds with a camera, I still don't have a decent RB nuthatch photo. They are really quite rare around here. Maybe this winter I'll get lucky.

[icehousebob]

My feeders in Tonka have been over-run with the usual Chickadees, Finches, and other small birds and bunches of Cardinals. The feeder spill has been attracting lots of Mourning Doves to compete with the squirrels. One area of my back yard has been a magnet to numerous Northern Flickers. I think they must be feeding on ants. Seems to be a lot more birds than other years. At least, we're going through a lot more feed.

[givetoget]

MicPic, Is there a common problam with finch's eyes? the reason I ask is because about two weeks ago there was one on the feeder that was all messed up, it would sleep on the feeder i could walk up to it and it would not fly away, it looked like the eyes were all watery and coverd in gunk, it was like it didnt even see me standing there