McHenry County, Illinois Birding Journal - February 2005

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2/26/05 & 2/27/05  Project FeederWatch: 

Exciting part of Sunday was seeing a Coopers Hawk flying around the house for 5 minutes when I cam back from breakfast... but it flew off before I could see much of it.

Feeders watched:
Day 1, morning Day 2, morning
Day 1, afternoon Day 2, afternoon

Estimated cumulative time you watched your feeders:
1 to 4 hours

Daylight temperature:
Low: (15 to 32 degrees F)
High: (33 to 50 degrees F)

Daylight precipitation:  None
Total depth of snow cover: None

01 American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
40 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
02 Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
25 House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
30 Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Location of the bird feeder is Cambria subdivision between Northwest Highway & Three Oaks in Cary, IL (McHenry).

2/19/05 & 2/20/05  Project FeederWatch: 

Feeders watched:
Day 1, morning Day 2, morning
Day 1, afternoon Day 2, afternoon

Estimated cumulative time you watched your feeders:
1 to 4 hours

Daylight temperature:
Low: (15 to 32 degrees F)
High: (33 to 50 degrees F)

Daylight precipitation: Rain,  Over 6 hours
Total depth of snow cover: None

32 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
05 Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
54 House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
20 Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Location of the bird feeder is Cambria subdivision between Northwest Highway & Three Oaks in Cary, IL (McHenry).

2/12/05 & 2/13/05  Project FeederWatch: 

Feeders watched:
Day 1, morning Day 2, morning
Day 1, afternoon Day 2, afternoon

Estimated cumulative time you watched your feeders:
1 to 4 hours

Daylight temperature:
Low: (33 to 50 degrees F)
High: (33 to 50 degrees F)

Daylight precipitation: Rain,  Over 6 hours
Total depth of snow cover: None


05 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
02 Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
38 House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
03 Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Location of the bird feeder is Cambria subdivision between Northwest Highway & Three Oaks in Cary, IL (McHenry).

2/5/05 & 2/6/05  Project FeederWatch: 

Periods when you watched your feeders:  Day 1, morning Day 2, morning  Day 1, afternoon Day 2, afternoon

Cumulative time feeders watched: 1 to 4 hours
Daylight temperature:
Low: 15 to 32 degrees F High: 33 to 50 degrees F
Daylight precipitation: None
Duration (if applicable): none
Total depth of snow cover: over 0 - 2"

02 American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
06 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
02 Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
38 House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
12 Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Location of the bird feeder is Cambria subdivision between Northwest Highway & Three Oaks in Cary, IL (McHenry).