Daily Sightings
The Daily Bird Sightings list is mainly what we have seen around this area. Occasionally there will be sightings from other areas but disabilities are a slight hindrance so I do what I can. Our yard is located about a quarter mile up the side of Ratlum Mountain, in Connecticut.
We have become a registered Backyard Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. Link to NWF is to the left, so check it out. You may qualify for a certification, yourself. Lend Mother Nature a hand and gear your yard toward attracting birds and other wildlife.
We have about 30 bird feeders [to include thistle, suet, and seed] that we keep filled all year long. There is a great wide open sky over this foothill. It is a nice spot for hawk migrations, too. We now have three small man-made ponds that are helping with frogs and insects. There are eight Bluebird houses that Bluebirds and other birds use too
Below, there is a scrollable list of our daily sightings and below that is a small archive of past sightings. We will keep these lists as updated as possible.
9/7/11 thru 9/11/11 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Blue Jay
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Northern Cardinal
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Downy Woodpecker
- American Goldfinch
- Tufted Titmouse
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Mourning Dove
- Carolina Wren
- Gray Catbird
- Chipping Sparrow
- Wild Turkeys
- American Crow
- Baltimore Oriole
-- Also, visit from American Black Bear [9/11, at birdfeeders]
9/1/11 thru 9/5/11 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Blue Jay
- Downy Woodpecker
- Tufted Titmouse
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Baltimore Oriole
- American Goldfinch
- Wild Turkeys
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Mourning Dove
- Common Yellowthroat
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Northern Cardinal
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Chimney Swifts
- Common Nighthawks
- American Crow
- Gray Catbird
- Pileated Woodpecker
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Barred Owls calling [two were closeby, one in distance]
-- Also, Red Fox. Visit from American Black Bear [9/3, at birdfeeders]
8/25/11 thru 8/31/11 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Blue Jay
- Baltimore Oriole
- Downy Woodpecker
- American Crow
- Northern Cardinal
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Carolina Wren
- American Goldfinch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Mourning Dove
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Gray Catbird
- Wild Turkeys
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Chipping Sparrow
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Canada Geese
- Barred Owl calling
- Common Nighthawks
-- Also, Red Fox.
8/9/11 thru 8/13/11 -- The Pelletier Nature Sanctuary, Barkhamsted, Ct.
- Barred Owl [heard 2 close by and one in the distance 8/10]
- Wood Thrush
- American Crow
- Common Raven
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Blue Jay
- Downy Woodpecker
- Chipping Sparrow
- American Goldfinch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Tufted Titmouse
- Wild Turkey
- Black-capped Chickadee
- American Robin
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Northern Cardinal
- Baltimore Oriole
- Mourning Dove
- Hairy Woodpecker
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Gray Catbird
-- Also, Red Fox plus an American Black Bear sighting on 8/9.