Exploring Nature: First Bird

On New Year’s Day, I was up early to see which bird would be the first to put in an appearance at my place in 2021.

First, I hung my sunflower seed feeder and my suet block as enticements, and then I peeped out every few minutes. I was hoping for something a little unusual, not exactly a resplendent quetzal, but maybe at least something different from my usual regulars of chickadees and titmice.

Alas, it was not to be. First came the titmouse, or to be more exact, a blackcrested titmouse. And seconds later, a Carolina chickadee showed up.