Another pair of Painted Buntings showed up today at the feeder. Now we have two pair.

This is the earliest we have ever seen them. Hopefully, the other two pair will show up too.

We also had two pair of American Goldfinch this morning. This necessitated me moving an additional feeding station to the Live Oak. With only one feeder, the Goldfinch scare off the Buntings. The Bluedog works hard all day keeping the squirrels off of the feeders. Even though I put cracked corn on the ground, the squirrels still wreck havoc on the feeders. Of course the feeders have to be taken in at night, on account of the raccoons will tear them apart. This necessitates getting up early to put the feeders back up, as the birds really need the food on these cold mornings.