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McHenry County, Illinois Birding Journal - January 2005
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1/29/05 & 1/30/05 Project FeederWatch:
Periods when you watched your feeders: Day 2, afternoon only (out of
town looking for birds at Staved Rock, IL until Sunday afternoon - did not
fill feeders until 1pm on Sunday)
Cumulative time feeders watched: Less than 1 hour
Daylight temperature:
Low: 0 to 14 degrees F High: 15 to 32 degrees F
Daylight precipitation: none
Duration (if applicable): none
Total depth of snow cover: over 6"
20 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
37 Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
Location of the bird feeder is Cambria subdivision between Northwest Highway &
Three Oaks in Cary, IL (McHenry).
1/22/05 & 1/23/05 Project FeederWatch:
Periods when you watched your feeders: Day 1, morning Day 2, morning
Day 1, afternoon Day 2, afternoon
Huge snowfall ending on Saturday morning with 11 1/2 inches in the
backyard with bigger drifts. I trudged myself to the feeders to clean
them off of snow and some ice and add some extra safflower seeds to the
feeders. As soon as I left, the feeders were hopping with birds but still in
lesser quantities than the past 2 weeks!
Cumulative time feeders watched: 1 to 4 hours
Daylight temperature:
Low: 0 to 14 degrees F High: 15 to 32 degrees F
Daylight precipitation: Snow
Duration (if applicable): Over 6 hours
Total depth of snow cover: over 6"
05 American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
15 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
01 Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
28 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).
1/16/05 Project FeederWatch:
13 degrees - Snow on ground 1 inches - 15 mi hour wind
02 American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
03 American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
25 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
05 Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
50 House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
15 Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
Location of the bird feeder is Cambria subdivision between Northwest Highway &
Three Oaks in Cary, IL (McHenry).
1/9/05 Project FeederWatch:
25 degrees - Snow on ground 10 inches - 10 mi hour wind
02 American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
20 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
60 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).
1/2/05 Project FeederWatch:
30 degrees - Rain - 5 mi hour wind
03 American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
40 Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
60 House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
09 Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
Location of the bird feeder is Cambria subdivision between Northwest Highway &
Three Oaks in Cary, IL (McHenry).
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