Springtime Birds
Back home from Texas and it’s spring in Portland? I’m okay with that. My 5 mi radius has blown up lately. The evening before I left for Texas, a Rufous Hummingbird paid our feeder a visit. First time for the yard! And on a more recent morning, I found an unlucky Anna’s Hummingbird knocked out…
Yard Bird Drama
I’ve waited so long to post about my yard birds, I’m afraid most of those sightings have expired. Remember that time it snowed? Yeah, well, we had Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Dark-eyed Junco, Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, Townsend’s Warbler, Anna’s Hummingbird…and a first for the yard, a Varied Thrush! Since winter, I’ve upgraded the suet and bird feeder…
October-November yard birds
Who’s excited about Downy Woodpeckers in their yard? This gal! Confirmed male. And female. Pretty exciting news. I hope they stick around. And I hope they make little downy chicks in the spring for cuteness’ sake. This week has been all about gobs of Pine Siskins eating gobs of sunflower seeds. (and a House Finch…