I think they were migrating through. I had about 25 or 30 of them for about 10 days and was having to refill feeders three times a day. I think they were just taking a break at a good food source before moving on. a couple have hung around and are probably gonna be here the rest of the year. Mostly black chin I think. Purple throat, dark head, white collar. Ely Nevada area.
I shut down my woodstove 8 days ago for the summer, cleaned it thoroughly and the area all around it and I put the tools in the wood box outside in storage for the summer and this is what is happening today. I may have jumped the gun a bit.
Remember when you only had to know one phone number to reach anyone in your home, wife, kids, granny, the maid Lupe. And you had it memorized. Now everyone has their own numbers and I’ll bet you can’t remember a single one. Pepperidge Farm remembers.
I’m considering making some of the inside acrylic inserts for my windows in my living room for this winter. The question I have is will the warming rays from the sun still penetrate the additional layer? I rely on the sun a lot in the winter as I have two large south facing windows in my living room room, and in the winter, the sun shines directly in most of the day and provides a lot of warmth. I’m concerned if I put up the inserts to keep the cold air out I might also be shutting out the radiant heat gain. I’d hate to have to put them in every afternoon and then take them out every morning but the sunshine alone can raise the living room by 15 or 20° even on a below freezing day outside. Whoever laid out this house originally must’ve really thought it through. In the afternoon, the sun pours in through a large bedroom window and warms it up.