Gold finches move around as do purple finches.   I haven't seen them so far this season.

The cardinals are just beginning to appear--two mated pairs.  No conclave yet but the slightly damp wood I'm burning is putting white smoke out of my chimney.

flowergirl wrote:

Gold finches come and go.  I thinks sometimes if there are enough feeders in a neighborhood and the pickins' are better elsewhere they'll go there for awhile then return to your feeder for awhile.

 
You're saying that they are just aren't that into me?

Saw my first bluebirds yesterday

I usually see robins by this time of winter but none yet.  We have a great proliferation of cardinals, more in one winter than I've ever seen around here.  Love seeing all that red.

Big flock of robins showed up in the field down the street.  I have basically the same visitors as you all have mentioned, but once in awhile a hawk shows up, sits on a perch atop my feeder post and everybody splits.  I let him there until he/she decides it's time to move on.  I don't chase it away since I figure a hawk needs some love, too, and besides statistics have shown that birds of prey are successful only arond 10% of the time in snagging a meal.

On another note, I've surrendered to the squirrels ............ they are just too clever and resourceful for me to deal with anymore so I feed them, too.  I could spend all kinds of time screwing around with 'squirrel-proof' feeders or just buy a bag of peanuts every couple of weeks and throw out a handful everyday.  Besides, kind of like watching the little guys tumbling around the yard and competing with the blue jays for the peanuts.