Backyard update 2-May-2003 - Yesterday afternoon, evening, and now today, there have been at least five White-crowned Sparrows, a dozen White-throated Sparrows, one Lincoln's Sparrow, and one Chipping Sparrow in the backyard, eating the millet. This morning, the area around our house was full of White-throated Sparrow song, as several of them were stomping on each other with Old Sam Peabody. All day today, there has been at least one or two White-crowned Sparrows singing. In the afternoon now, there is only occasional White-throated Sparrow song, but the White-crowned song has been almost non-stop since early this morning.

Also this morning, there was a Palm Warbler pecking around on the ground. He was first seen in the driveway along with a few White-throated Sparrows and one White-crowned Sparrow. These birds in the driveway looked to be getting some grit. At one point the Palm did show up under the feeders, but I couldn't tell if he was eating the millet.

A Common Grackle visited the sunflower feeder. The usual male and female N. Cardinal pair have been around. Downey and Red-bellied Woodpeckers have been on the suet. Also on the suet feeder was a Blue Jay. Twice, I saw him cling to the side of the feeder get suet.

At this very second, there are at least three White-crowned Sparrows singing at almost the same time.