My favorite visitors are the tiny black-capped chickadees and the mourning doves. Both are good neighbors who share the feeder with other birds. The mourning dove arrives early in the day, along with the cardinals. Both also are among the last visitors as the sun disappears. Archie's new feeder also drew the tiny pine siskin, a species I had not seen at my feeders for several years.
Squirrels are regular visitors to the feeder.
A rabbit often visits at night, to nibble at the seeds that fell to the ground. I wondered if it had been watching as I filled the feeder and quickly climbed the wood post as I turned my back. Ellis does not feed birds. That surprised me, considering his interest in the outdoors and the fact he is married with a young child. I suggested he think about it, telling him how relaxing it is watching the birds.