April 9 - Semi-friendly Red-breasted Nuthatch

April 9, 2008
Beech Mountain, Watauga County, North Carolina
American Crow (4)
American Goldfinch (m, 2f)
American Robin (2)
Carolina Chickadee
Dark-eyed Junco {slate-colored} (11+)
One of the juncos today was hopping around on my car with nesting material looking very interested in the space below the windshield wipers while another one watched. I opened the door and suggested that they find a safer place to nest. They took my advice.

Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Mourning Dove (2)
Pine Siskin (4)
Purple Finch (m, 2f)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2+)
I sidled up to one at the feeder and it waited until my hand was just over a foot from it before flying about three feet away to a tree branch. I backed off and it came right back to eat so I let it dine in peace.

Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-breasted Nuthatch
Chipmunk
Cottontail (3)
Gray Squirrel (3)
Groundhog
Red Squirrel
White-tailed Deer
Brown Stinkbug

Genesis Wildlife/Buckeye Lake, Beech Mountain, Watauga County, North Carolina
American Crow – heard
American Robin
Carolina Chickadee
Dark- eyed Junco {slate-colored} (5)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee – heard
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal (2m)
Northern Flicker
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (2)
Song Sparrow
Chipmunk
Gray Squirrel (3)

Beech Mountain, Avery County, North Carolina
American Crow (3)
Song Sparrow

Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina
American Crow
Mourning Dove (2)