Awesome stuff. I have become kind of bird observer myself.
My neighbour and her granddaughter put out peanuts all summer and it's been a wild kingdom show in the back yard this summer and fall.
We have had tons of Blue Jays come back. They were here years ago but have returned. It's always nice to get up and watch a Blue Jay and squirrel joust over peanuts. We have a woodpecker that moved in and a few Orioles as well.
Two years ago there was a giant hawk that was feeding in the area but we have not seen him for awhile.