Spinus tristis
(American Goldfinch)
16 Jun 2024
Coccothraustes vespertinus
(Evening Grosbeak)
23 May 2024
Carole's photo of male and female Evening Grosbeak at the feeder.
Molothrus ater
(Brown-headed Cowbird)
A new species for the yard!
male
Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)
First crow at the bird feeder.
Coccothraustes vespertinus
(Evening Grosbeak)
First Evening Grosbeaks that I've seen in the yard.
Poecile atricapillus
(Black-capped Chickadee)
Excavating a nest in a birch stump in our yard.
These two have been working on their nest for the last few days. I hope they stick around to complete it.
Loxia curvirostra
(Red Crossbill)
Cyanocitta stelleri
(Steller's Jay)
Sitta carolinensis
(White-breasted Nuthatch)
Poecile gambeli
(Mountain Chickadee)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)
Troglodytes aedon
(House Wren)
Spizella passerina
(Chipping Sparrow)
Spinus tristis
(American Goldfinch)
Passer domesticus
(House Sparrow)
Female
Thryomanes bewickii
(Bewick's Wren)
Sitta canadensis
(Red-breasted Nuthatch)
Haemorhous cassinii
(Cassin's Finch)
Haemorhous mexicanus
(House Finch)
Poecile atricapillus
(Black-capped Chickadee)
Spinus psaltria
(Lesser Goldfinch)
Thistle seed feeder
Sturnus vulgaris
(European Starling)
When I went into the back yard, I saw a sharp-shinned hawk and its prey.
It flew into a nearby tree with it's prey. These are the feathers at the scene.
Corvus corax
(Common Raven)
Spinus psaltria
(Lesser Goldfinch)
Haemorhous cassinii
(Cassin's Finch)
Sitta canadensis
(Red-breasted Nuthatch)
Poecile atricapillus
(Black-capped Chickadee)
Agelaius phoeniceus
(Red-winged Blackbird)
Haemorhous cassinii
(Cassin's Finch)
Spinus pinus
(Pine Siskin)
Spizella passerina
(Chipping Sparrow)
Spinus tristis
(American Goldfinch)
Sturnus vulgaris
(European Starling)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
(White-crowned Sparrow)
Thryomanes bewickii
(Bewick's Wren)
Thryomanes bewickii
(Bewick's Wren)
Poecile atricapillus
(Black-capped Chickadee)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
(White-crowned Sparrow)
Setophaga townsendi
(Townsend's Warbler)
Thryomanes bewickii
(Bewick's Wren)
Thryomanes bewickii
(Bewick's Wren)
Spinus pinus
(Pine Siskin)
Spinus pinus
(Pine Siskin)
Spinus psaltria
(Lesser Goldfinch)
Spinus pinus
(Pine Siskin)
Melospiza melodia
(Song Sparrow)
Thryomanes bewickii
(Bewick's Wren)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)
Thryomanes bewickii
(Bewick's Wren)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
(White-crowned Sparrow)
Regulus satrapa
(Golden-crowned Kinglet)
Haemorhous mexicanus
(House Finch)
Spinus psaltria
(Lesser Goldfinch)
Bombycilla garrulus
(Bohemian Waxwing)
Horrible picture, I know. But the flock (~20) flew away before I could get any others.
Ixoreus naevius
(Varied Thrush)
Melospiza melodia
(Song Sparrow)
Spinus psaltria
(Lesser Goldfinch)
Junco hyemalis
(Dark-eyed Junco)
Pica hudsonia
(Black-billed Magpie)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)
Bombycilla cedrorum
(Cedar Waxwing)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
(Black-headed Grosbeak)
Female
Haemorhous mexicanus
(House Finch)
Sitta canadensis
(Red-breasted Nuthatch)
Poecile atricapillus
(Black-capped Chickadee)
Passer domesticus
(House Sparrow)
Male
Spinus tristis
(American Goldfinch)
Turdus migratorius
(American Robin)