I missed being able to see and pamper my backyard birds during the recent cold snap because I was away.
I'm looking forward to seeing which birds come by this weekend, when it's supposed to get cold again.
I have seen Northern Flickers in my yard, but not the one Mariposa mentioned.
The steady visitors are Blue Jays (up to a dozen), Cardinals, Woodpeckers (Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied), Chickadees, Nuthatches, Titmice, Mourning Doves and assorted Sparrows. Crows come by now and then, and also hawks (Cooper's and Sharp-shin).
A handful of Starlings have started to hang around for the suet cakes....that seems to be all they want.
I'm glad to see that there are still berries on my Aronia and Winterberry shrubs....they're a food of last resort for birds, so that means I must be supplying much of their needs so far this winter! The berries were long gone by now last year.
