Birds In An Ice Storm

February 12th, 2014. We’re in the second day of an ice and snow storm in the Atlanta, Georgia area. This brings birds to the feeders in large numbers. I’ve taken a number of photos that I’ll publish after the storm but this is my favorite photo of the day. 

 

Identification Resources:

All About Birds 

- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 

- Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  

- Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus), now Dendroica pinus*  

- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

*Integrated Taxanomic Information System (ITIS) 

Related post:

- Snow Day And Hungry Birds