Cherryfield feeders

[Joel and Sandy Wilcox-Fairbanks]

Wife Sandy and I have been back in Cherryfield for 9-10 days now. The feeders have been busier, and with more species than in previous years. We have had a huge variety of species at or near the feeders, including Scarlet Tanager and Indigo Bunting. One bird we're really happy to see is Purple Finch (though only 2-3 of them), which had been absent following that finch disease a while back.  

However, there are no chickadees! This is bizarre, since they are normally all over the place. I even put up several of those winter roost boxes for shelter from the weather. I hope other people in the area have chickadees, and that this is just some local anomaly. Other unusual no-shows are Red-breasted (normally pretty constant at the feeders) and White-breasted Nuthatches. 

BTW the woods around the lawn have had a lot more warblers than usual, best (a new yard bird) a gorgeous Magnolia.