You never know what a random Saturday will bring to the feeder. Mostly, it is the same birds over and over. At the thistle feeder, you get mostly American Goldfinch's, House Finches and on the ground below, Dark-eyed Juncos. Today, out of nowhere, 12 Pine Sisken's show up. Never seen them in the backyard before and actually, they are a lifer for me, as I never got a chance to see one yet in the wild. So, a two-for. A new backyard bird and a new bird!!! Not bad for a Saturday morning. They are a pretty bird, heavily streaked with yellow across the wing bars, similar to an American Goldfinch. With the 14 new lifers that I got in January and February in two trips to Florida, the Pine Siskin makes 311 birds (I think) and 35 backyard birds. Not a bad start to the year!!!
