Finches seemed to always be around along with sparrows and tuffed titmouse. But we were very surprised when one day we saw this huge bird clinging to the feeder to get the sunflower seeds that were there. It was a Flicker which was easy to find in our bird book due to its distinctly red head and spotted black and white back. He is a pretty good size bird, some 12.5" tall.
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One day Jeanne noticed a small head sticking out of one of the bird houses. But the "person" rarely seem to come out so we were not sure what it was. It didn't look like a bird and the bird house "door" was too small for a squirrel. It wasn't long before David found out who was in the house.
It must have been early morning as David was looking outside and saw, out of the corner of his eye, a movement in the trees not far from the bird house with the "stranger" in it. He kept an eye on the area and shortly thereafter saw the "owner" of the bird house - a Flying Squirrel! Over the next few weeks we both were able to see the squirrel flying around the area. Sadly, month later the squirrel was gone and never to return :o(
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Our small cove of Hartwell Lake is perfect for lots of shore birds and Canadian Geese. The geese like to come here and feed during their migration north and south. Over the years the geese, and their offsprings, return. Now (2004) we have over four flocks that stop in on their trips. Each flock have about 15-20 birds and you sure know when they are around due to the excessive "honking".
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Two of the shore birds that use the cove, when it is less than full pond level of 660' above sealevel, are the Great Blue Herron and the Little Green Herron. We were amazed that the Blue Herron would roust in a tree but one day that is where we found one. We are not sure what the birds in the photograph on the right are but we suspect they are some kind of buzzard.
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