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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 bittern
- American robin, and in Early Spring
- Black-capped chickadee and in action, 5 Feb. 2012
- Blackbird: Red-winged blackbird
- Blackbird: Rusty blackbird
- Blackbird: Starling
- Blue-gray gnatcatcher
- Blue jay and In snow (feeding frenzy)
- Bobwhite
- Brown creeper
- Brown thrasher
- Cedar waxwing and bathing
- Common loon and snacking and at play
- Crow
- cuckoo: Black-billed cuckoo
- cuckoo: Yellow-billed cuckoo
- Dark-eyed junco
- duck: Blue-winged teal
- duck: Green-winged teal
- duck: Mallard, 3 Apr. 2011
- duck: Redhead
- duck: Ring-necked duck,
- duck: Wood duck and The Race
- eagle: Bald eagle and at Toftrees and a wow sequence, 4 Dec. 2010
- eagle: Golden eagle and a flyby, 18 Dec. 2011
- Eastern bluebird and a busy bluebird
- Finch: Common redpoll
- Finch: Dickcissel (a large finch)
- Finch: Goldfinch
- Finch: House finch
- Finch: Indigo bunting
- Finch: Pine siskin
- Finch: Purple finch
- Flicker (yellow-shafted)
- Flycatcher: Eastern kingbird
- Flycatcher: Eastern phoebe
- Geese: Canada geese and midair collision
- Geese: Snow geese
- Geese: Blue snow geese
- Blue-gray gnatcatcher
- Great blue heron and Flyby
- Great egret; and in flight
- Green heron and Goes fishing
- Hawk: Cooper's hawk and more Cooper's
- Hawk: Red-shouldered hawk
- Hawk: American kestrel
- Hawk: Merlin
- Hawk: Osprey; in flight; beautiful in flight; and beautiful in transit, 9 Oct. 2011
- Hawk: Northern harrier, and flyby
- Hawk: Peregrine falcon and by Jo Hayes
- Hawk: Red-tailed hawk; Changing places; Peeking; and Reverse mobbing
- Hawk: Rough-legged hawk
- Hawk: Sharp-shinned hawk
- Hermit thrush
- Kingfisher
- Golden-crowned kinglet
- Ruby-crowned kinglet
- merganser: Hooded merganser
- Northern mockingbird
- Mourning dove
and Doves Win - Nuthatch: Rose-breasted nuthatch
- Nuthatch: White-breasted nuthatch
- owl: Great horned owl
- owl: Short-eared owl
- Plover: Killdeer
- Raven (and golf ball), 19 Nov. 2011
- Ring-necked pheasant
- Rose-breasted grosbeak
- Ruby-throated hummingbird at feeder and Fluffy
- Ruffed grouse
- Rufous-sided towhee
- Sandpiper: Lesser yellowlegs and Greater yellowlegs
- Sandpiper: Least sandpiper
- Sandpiper: Solitary sandpiper
- Sandpiper: Spotted sandpiper
- Sparrow: American tree sparrow
- Sparrow: Chipping sparrow
- Sparrow: Field sparrow
- Sparrow: Fox sparrow
- Sparrow: Lincoln's sparrow
- Sparrow: Song sparrow
- Sparrow: Swamp sparrow
- Sparrow: White-crowned sparrow
- Sparrow: White-throated sparrow
- Swallow: Barn swallow
- Swallow: Tree swallow
- Swan: Mute swan
- Swan: Tundra swan (and American Wigeon)
- Tufted titmouse
- Vireo: Blue-headed vireo
- Vulture: Black vulture
- Vulture: Turkey vulture
- Warbler: Chestnut-sided warbler, 22 May 2011
- Warbler: Common yellowthroat
- Warbler: Magnolia warbler
- Warbler: Palm warbler
- Warbler: Yellow warbler
- Warbler: Yellow-rumped warbler, 15 May 2011
- Woodpecker: Downy woodpecker
- Woodpecker: Hairy woodpecker
- Woodpecker: Pileated woodpecker (early photos!); flying and on the ground; enjoying suet; and three pileateds, 20 Feb. 2011
- Woodpecker: Red-bellied woodpecker, and a comparison between female, male, and immature
- Woodpecker: Yellow-bellied sapsucker and comparing immature, female, and male, 11 Dec. 2011
- Wren: Carolina wren and Sharing suet, 6 Feb. 2011
- Wren: House wren
- Wren: Winter wren
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.
Avian humor: How to Be Happy!
Fluffed birds, 26 Dec. 2010
Size comparison between a downy, hairy, and pileated woodpecker, 8 Jan. 2012.
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.