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The first two species to dine at the feeders were goldfinches and chickadees, as shown above. Soon thereafter they were joined by house finches, tufted titmice, nuthatches, chipping sparrows, cardinals, and many others. Photographically speaking, I've been having quite a time of it, and in an attempt to avoid my usual confusion, this will be my base page for keeping a list of all my "feeder" photos.
My list has two subcategories. The birds that I've seen at or near our feeders have square bullets and those outside my immediate area (but within Pennsylvania) have open circle bullets. The date a page is added is kept for approximately a year.
- American avocet
- American robin, and in Early Spring
- Black-billed cuckoo
- Black-capped chickadee
- Blue-gray gnatcatcher
- Blue jay and In snow (feeding frenzy), 10 Jan. 2010
- Bobwhite
- Brown creeper
- Brown thrasher
- Cedar waxwing
- Common loon and snacking and at play
- Crow
- Dark-eyed junco
- duck: Blue-winged teal
- duck: Redhead, 22 Mar. 2009
- duck: Wood duck and The Race
- eagle: Bald eagle, 21 June 2009; at Toftrees, 16 Aug. 2009
- eagle: Golden eagle
- Eastern bluebird
- Finch: Common redpoll
- Finch: Dickcissel (a large finch)
- Finch: Goldfinch
- Finch: House finch, 13 Dec. 2009
- Finch: Indigo bunting
- Finch: Purple finch, 20 Dec. 2o09
- Flicker (yellow-shafted)
- Flycatcher: Eastern kingbird, 17 May 2009
- Flycatcher: Eastern phoebe
- Geese: Canada geese and midair collision
- Geese: Snow geese, 5 Apr. 2009
- Geese: Blue snow geese, 14 Mar. 2009
- Great blue heron and Flyby
- Great egret; and in flight, 27 Sept. 2009
- Green heron
- Hawk: Cooper's hawk, 6 Dec. 2009
- Hawk: Red-shouldered hawk, 14 June 2009
- Hawk: American kestrel
- Hawk: Merlin, 4 Oct. 2009
- Hawk: Osprey and in flight, 1 Nov. 2009
- Hawk: Northern harrier
- Hawk: Peregrine falcon, 2 Aug. 2009, and by Jo Hayes, 11 Oct. 2009
- Hawk: Red-tailed hawk; Changing places; Peeking; and Reverse mobbing
- Hawk: Rough-legged hawk
- Hawk: Sharp-shinned hawk
- Hermit thrush
- Kingfisher, 30 Aug. 2009
- Golden-crowned kinglet, 29 Nov. 2009
- Ruby-crowned kinglet
- merganser: Hooded merganser, 10 May 2009
- Northern mockingbird
- Mourning dove
and Doves Win - Nuthatch: Rose-breasted nuthatch
- Nuthatch: White-breasted nuthatch
- owl: Great horned owl
- owl: Short-eared owl
- Pine siskin, 8 Feb. 2009
- Red-winged blackbird, 14 June 2009
- Ring-necked pheasant, 25 October 2009
- Rose-breasted grosbeak, 22 Nov. 2009
- Ruby-throated hummingbird at feeder and Fluffy
- Ruffed grouse
- Rufous-sided towhee
- Sandpiper: Lesser yellowlegs and Greater yellowlegs, 6 Sept. 2009
- Sandpiper: Killdeer, 9 Aug. 2009
- Sandpiper: Least sandpiper, 24 May 2009
- Sandpiper: Solitary sandpiper
- Sandpiper: Spotted sandpiper, 24 May 2009
- Sparrow: American tree sparrow
- Sparrow: Chipping sparrow
- Sparrow: Field sparrow
- Sparrow: Fox sparrow
- Sparrow: Lincoln's sparrow, 1 Mar. 2010
- Sparrow: Song sparrow
- Sparrow: Swamp sparrow
- Sparrow: White-crowned sparrow
- Sparrow: White-throated sparrow
- Starling, 17 Jan. 2010
- Swan: Mute swan, 7 June 2009
- Swan: Tundra swan (and American Wigeon)
- Tree swallow
- Tufted titmouse
- Vulture: Black vulture
- Vulture: Turkey vulture
- Warbler: Common yellowthroat
- Warbler: Magnolia warbler
- Warbler: Palm warbler
- Woodpecker: Downy woodpecker
- Woodpecker: Hairy woodpecker
- Woodpecker: Pileated woodpecker (early photos!); flying and on the ground; and enjoying suet, 24 Jan. 2010
- Woodpecker: Red-bellied woodpecker, and a comparison between female, male, and immature
- Wren: Carolina wren
- Wren: House wren
- Wren: Winter wren
- Yellow-bellied sapsucker
As on the opening photo on this page, occasionally I photograph pairs of different species at the same feeder.
During March 2006, I've photographed some birds welcoming spring.
In May 2006, a pileated woodpecker and a red-bellied woodpecker shared suet.
On September 14, 2009, I had a particularly good birding/photography walk by Toftrees pond.
Special Note: Enormous thanks go to the State College Bird Club for help in identification as well as being a tremendous source of birding information and good people.
Photography note: The photo above was taken with a Pentax *ist D and the SMC-A* 300mm lens.