Day 86: The cold snap has been trying for my little feathered friends, so I've been putting out extra seed. Juncoes are the most common visitors to the feeders now, though I have them year-'round. Steller's Jays are almost as numerous, but there are others. Today, the committee included two representatives of Melospiza melodia, Song Sparrow (above) as well as a host of Spotted (Rufous-sided) Towhees and one lone Purple Finch. Everyone enjoys the tangled protection of the contorted filbert in between forays to the seed supply, the finches and sparrows staying in the boughs while the towhees scurry and hop around the base, foraging for what their neighbours drop. For my part, I kept to the house, taking pictures through a window open onto mid-teen temperatures, half-expecting a curious bird to seek a warmer sanctuary.
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