Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Pt. 2

Tags for May 4-10.

May 4 - 10

Common birds: grackle (6 days), cardinal (pair 5 days, male +2 days), house sparrow (7 days), robin (1-2, 6 days), mallard duck (2-3 days), cormorant (2-4 days), goldfinch (several, 4 days), mourning dove (1-2, 6 days), Canada goose, swan (1-2 days), red-wing blackbird (male 5 days, female 1 day), house finch (4 days), chickadee (1-2, 5 days), crow (2), blue jay (several, 3 days), starling (4 days), turkey vulture (2-3)

Spring visitors: yellow warbler (ID likely), brown-headed cowbird (2 males, 1 female), ruby-crowned kinglet, baltimore oriole, common flicker, veery, Lincoln's sparrow, ruby-throated hummingbird, gray catbird, rose-breasted grosbeak (2 males, 1 female), white throated sparrow

Not sure: red-tailed hawk, purple finch?? (probably house finch), wren/kinglet (something small, too quick to ID)

Heard: chipping (?) sparrow, song sparrow

 Other critters: butterflies (cabbage white, orange/painted lady,dark/black swallowtail?), chipmunk

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Pt. 2

Adding tags for Apr. 27 to May 3.

April 27 - May 3

Common birds: red-wing blackbird, cardinal, junco, robin, crow, house finch, cormorant, goldfinch, grackle, starling, mourning dove, swan, Canada goose, house sparrow, chickadee, blue jay, Turkey vulture, mallard duck, tern

Spring visitors: song sparrow, ruby-crowned kinglet, white-throated sparrow, chipping sparrow, brown headed cowbird

pt. 2

Tags!

Thursday, May 7, 2015

April 20 - 26

As well as the birds, a chipmunk was looking for birdseed on Friday.

Common birds: house sparrow (6 days), cardinal (pair 3 days, male +3 days), downy woodpecker (male), red-wing blackbird (1-2 males, 5 days), mourning dove (5 days), chickadee (2-3, 2 days), junco (5 days)), swan (3 days), cormorant, robin (4 days), Canada goose, starling (4 days), crow (3 days), grackle (2 days), blue jay, Turkey vulture (2 days), goldfinch (pair)

Spring visitors: song sparrow (1-2, 4 days), ruby-crowned kinglet (2 days)