Backyard Birds of Vermont Mug — Labeled Chickadee, Blue Jay, Goldfinch & Mourning Dove (11oz)

Four birds you actually see from a porch in Vermont — each one labeled by name.

Every bird on this mug is on the list of species that Vermont volunteers in Project FeederWatch (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) report at their feeders most often. So it works as a small field guide you hold every morning, not a generic set of songbirds from somewhere else.

On this mug: Black-capped Chickadee · Blue Jay · American Goldfinch · Mourning Dove

The chickadee here is the Black-capped Chickadee. It takes one seed at a time and flies off with it, so it makes a lot of trips — and it is usually among the first birds to find a new feeder.

The Blue Jay announces itself before it lands. It carries off peanuts and acorns to bury, which is why it empties a tray feeder faster than anything else in the yard.

The male American Goldfinch is lemon-yellow in summer and a dull olive in winter — the same bird, just changing clothes. A nyjer (thistle) feeder is the surest way to bring it in.

The Mourning Dove is the soft, cooing one that feeds on the ground under the feeder, picking up whatever the others drop.

The mug. 11 oz white ceramic · glossy finish · comfortable C-handle · dishwasher and microwave safe · lead- and BPA-free · printed to order in the USA.

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