WILDLIFE

The wild turkey come to the back deck to be fed, deer abound and are frequently seen in the back yard and at the barn where they eat hay with the horses.

The more common species of birds we see on the farm are: White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, White-Throated Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Barn Swallow,  Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Wood Thrush, Eastern Bluebird, Robin, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, Northern Bobwhite Quail, Indigo  Bunting, Turkey Vulture,  Black Vulture and this fall we saw a Hooded Warbler and Scarlet Tanager.  We have, at least, one pair of Pileated Woodpeckers that nest on the farm.  We are fortunate that we are higher up on the mountain because we seldom see House Sparrows or Starlings.  During the summer we feed about about 30 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.  They become so "friendly" that they hover at the patio door if their food supply needs to be replenished.