Young Birds begin to Appear

Juvenile Goldfinch

The weather this last week has generally been very cold and damp and I have not been out birding.  The garden always holds my attention and I have been watching for the first broods of young to appear at the feeders.  Blackbirds were nesting in a hedge by the terrace but they deserted for unknown reasons but this week I did see the first juvenile Goldfinches proving they have nested nearby.