Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

Added last year, the Joe-Pye (Eutrochium maculatum) has thrived.  Visible out the living room windows, it's been in flower the last few weeks.  Now going to fruit, it's still a delightful pink color.

And I was thrilled to see a couple of our resident sparrows gleaning seeds from the flower heads mid-day, taking a break from the feeder's sunflower seeds.  They remained for some time, seemingly appreciating the small seeds as they foraged from below.

 

We seem to have several sparrow species, visiting our feeders.  Song sparrows and chipping sparrows seem to be frequent.

Joe-Pye out the window