I ended 2025 with a bang of birding! We visited the Shawangunk Grasslands three times, with three different outcomes. I posted about two of them previously: no owls on the first visit, some short-eared owls hunting on the second. On the third, no owls but a very active Northern Harrier.
Back home, the front yard feeder brought in a lot of the local winter favorites: Dark-Eyed Juncos, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinals, various woodpeckers, and more. Hope you enjoy the photo-dump—there’s a lot this month, and that’s after A LOT of culling.
Sony A7IV, 200-600 G
Tufted Titmouse
Dark-Eyed Junco
Northern Harrier
Northern Cardinals
Blue Jay
White-breasted Nuthatch
Woodpeckers
Various others
