every little bird that finds the feeder.

rita watches from the balcony, i keep the list — so not one of them goes unremembered.

lately at the feeder

7 species
and growing

the whole life list, in order →

everyone who's visited

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

first seen May 14, 2026

The regulars — and the red is a status symbol you can't fake.

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from the feeder notes

the morning the chickadee sang

Jun 2, 2026 · sam

I had been watching the chickadee come and go for two weeks before I finally heard it — that clean two-note *fee-bee*, crown feathers raised, on an empty feeder at 5:28 in the morning. It did not…