This Brown Creeper was in the tree at first light, so it was hard to get a crisp photo.

I had a lot of work to do at home today, but started the day with a new year bird, the Brown Creeper. I’d had one at dusk the night before Duluth’s CBC, so when we started out at first light on the CBC, we watched and listened and voila! I hadn’t seen it since, but this morning here it was! And not just one, either–there were TWO. Brown Creepers are among my favorite birds for their quiet, gentle ways, something I’d not appreciate if I were an insect.

Otherwise, the day was quiet. I donated blood, so was a wee bit spacey in the afternoon.

New birds:

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Today was a quiet day at home. I saw 2 goldfinches–new for my yard this year, but not for the year as a whole. And one Red-breasted Nuthatch came to my hand for mealworms FIVE times! They are far more skittish than the most skittery chickadees, so I’m very excited that this one came in so often. I couldn’t get the White-breasted Nuthatches to come in, though. I guess the one that came in once in December was a fluke.