Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus
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Birds have been scarce today, as if they too were waiting for the storm. I’ve filled the feeders, spotted a few sparrows of unknown type, and these guys:
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura). When I hear them call, I know it’s Spring.
Black-capped Chickadee waiting for the snow.
I actually took male Northern Cardinal photo this yesterday.
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Starting tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, and bringing snow and wind from about noon Wednesday to late Thursday. I’m smack-dab-in-the-middle of coastal Maine and the 12” to 18” inches.
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I actually took this picture a week ago today, during the previous snow fall. It’s taken me that long to decide what the bird was. It was crow-black, and had a crow-typical perch, but it wasn’ the mammoth size of the local American crows. It is, I think (after consulting my sibling and expert birder brother) a Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). They are here, and fairly common, but I usually hear them rather than see them. This one was perched for quite a while:
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This was a heavy, wet snow that lingered long enough to take pictures this morning, but now, the breeze and sun have already made some inroads.
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