fox sparrow in Derry

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Barbara Horton

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Nov 16, 2024, 12:44:07 PM11/16/24

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Hi all,

Had my first fox sparrow in my yard this am. Nice surprise. Tho this week the biggest surprise for me was a female pileated woodpecker who showed up on my peanut feeder before 7am on Monday. She was back a few more times.I went out at 3pm to fill that feeder with peanuts and she showed, scolded me and flew into the woods! I have had them in my yard thru the years but always in the trees along the brook or back yard. Been a quite a long time since seeing or hearing one the past few years. And never on a feeder. She has been back every day this week including today except for Thursday tho I was out for awhile.

Just a general rap up of when I had the yellow belled sapsuckers. I never ever had so many in my yard. I would see groups of 4 fighting for the crabapple tree.

And one adult female I had was a black morph. Had one 10 years ago.

Been seeing male and female/immature purple finches here. Way more than usual since September.

And my as I call her mama goldenwing turkey is still coming here with as I call them her kids tho only 5 now.