The Lady Winter Mischievous she is, fickle too. She ignores weather reports and pursues her own fancy. Better to watch your feeder, and let your birds forecast the weather.
Birds are good indicators of what to expect.
She paints our most brilliant sunrises and sunsets. And have you noticed on cold clear nights that the stars are ever so bright and so close, we think we can reach out and touch. What's more, you have a more versatile clientele at your feeder in winter than at any other season of the year. Purple Finches appear on the scene and Pine Siskins, too. Note, to differentiate from our ever present House Finches, the male Purple Finch is chunky, has a shorter tail and shows a different face pattern.