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A few days ago there was a Brown Creeper in our backyard. (It is not uncommon ot see one & sometimes two since we have many tall white & red pine on our property). There was a great deal of seed on the snow due to the high winds and the Creeper was obviously quite interested. It would come to the base of the tree but was loath to go very far from the tree trunk despite the rewards. At one point it strayed about a foot from a trunk but that appeared to be its limit. It also eyed the suet feeders but the bird felt they were too risky. I realize it comes to feeders so this bird may just be overly timid. I have tried to find some mention of this trait but the articles I have found do not mention it. There was a discussion about numbers of Black-capped Chickadees recently. On enclement days there may be 15-20 here but on nice days such as today only 2-4 at a time visit. We have very little diversity at our feeders so it's pleasant to have the chickadees and woodpeckers. I estimate there are ~12 woodpeckers (8 Downies & 4 Hairies) but this is impossible to confirm through viewing so I've started to photograph them (& thus compare them in an image-editing program). After a couple of weeks I should have a better idea. Angus
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