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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 coot
- American robin, and in Early Spring
- Baltimore oriole, 16 May 2022
- Black-capped chickadee and in action
- 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; as well as bathing and posing
- Common loon and snacking and at play
- Crow
- cuckoo: Black-billed cuckoo
- cuckoo: Yellow-billed cuckoo
- Dark-eyed junco
- duck: Blue-winged teal
- duck: Gadwall, 16 May 2021
- duck: Green-winged teal
- duck: Mallard
- duck: Northern pintail, 6 Mar. 2022
- duck: Northern shoveler
- duck: Redhead
- duck: Ring-necked duck,
- duck: Wood duck and The Race
- eagle: Bald eagle and at Toftrees and a wow sequence
- eagle: Golden eagle and a flyby
- 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
- Flycatcher: Eastern kingbird
- Flycatcher: Eastern phoebe
- Flycatcher: Great crested flycatcher
- Geese: Canada geese; midair collision; and trouble on the pond, June 6, 2022.
- Geese: Snow geese
- Geese: Blue snow geese
- Blue-gray gnatcatcher
- Great blue heron or Flyby or Being beautiful
- Great egret; and in flight; graceful flight; and additional flight photos, 19 June 2023
- Grebe: Horned grebe
- Green heron; Goes fishing; standing around; and flight photos, 11 June 2023
- Hawk: American kestrel; two kestrels; colorful kestrels
- Hawk: Broad-winged hawk
- Hawk: Cooper's hawk; more Cooper's; and winter Cooper's; Cooper's with a red-tailed hawk; and a Cooper's stretch, Jan. 5, 2022
- Hawk: Merlin
- Hawk: Osprey; in flight; beautiful in flight; beautiful in transit; and a pair of ospreys
- Hawk: Northern harrier, and flyby
- Hawk: Peregrine falcon and by Jo Hays
- Hawk: Red-shouldered hawk
- Hawk: Red-tailed hawk; Changing places; Peeking; and Reverse mobbing
- Hawk: Rough-legged hawk
- Hawk: Sharp-shinned hawk and an immature female
- Hermit thrush
- Kingfisher
- Golden-crowned kinglet
- Ruby-crowned kinglet
- merganser: Hooded merganser
- Mourning dove
and Doves Win - Northern mockingbird
- Nuthatch: Rose-breasted nuthatch
- Nuthatch: White-breasted nuthatch
- owl: Eastern screech owl
- owl: Great horned owl
- owl: Short-eared owl
- Plover: Killdeer
- Raven (and golf ball)
- Ring-necked pheasant
- Rose-breasted grosbeak
- Ruby-throated hummingbird at feeder and Fluffy; and several years later, a new sequence of female and male hummers in my backyard; hummer action; and a sequence of hummer photos, 23 August 2023
- Ruffed grouse
- Rufous-sided towhee; Eastern towhee bathing
- 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; having a bath, 10 Apr. 2021
- Sparrow: Lincoln's sparrow
- Sparrow: Song sparrow
- Sparrow: Swamp sparrow
- Sparrow: White-crowned sparrow; and its secret life
- 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: Black-and-white warbler
- Warbler: Chestnut-sided warbler
- Warbler: Common yellowthroat
- Warbler: Hooded warbler, 8 May 2021
- Warbler: Magnolia warbler
- Warbler: Palm warbler
- Warbler: Yellow warbler
- Warbler: Yellow-rumped warbler
- Woodpecker: Downy woodpecker,
- Woodpecker: Hairy woodpecker
- Woodpecker: Northern flicker (yellow-shafted) and fun photos
- Woodpecker: Pileated woodpecker (early photos!); flying and on the ground; enjoying suet; and three pileateds; a pileated sequence; trading places; four portraits; and a peeking pileated, Jan. 31, 2021
- Woodpecker: Red-bellied woodpecker; a comparison between female, male, and immature; and incident between a red-bellied and a chipmunk
- Woodpecker: Red-headed woodpecker, 3 May 2020
- Woodpecker: Yellow-bellied sapsucker and comparing immature, female, and male
- Wren: Carolina wren and Sharing suet
- Wren: House wren
- Wren: Winter wren
Freezing rain and local birds
Avian hitchhiking: Red-winged blackbird on a red-tailed hawk
Close encounter between a Cooper's hawk and a red-tailed hawk
Two hours at Jo Hays Vista during fall hawk migration
Three days at Jo Hays Vista during fall hawk migration
Size comparison between a downy, hairy, and pileated woodpecker
Avian humor: How to Be Happy!
On September 14, 2009, I had a particularly good birding/photography walk by Toftrees pond.
In May 2006, a pileated woodpecker and a red-bellied woodpecker shared suet.
During March 2006, I've photographed some birds welcoming spring.
As on the opening photo on this page, occasionally I photograph pairs of different species at the same feeder.
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.