May 16 pt. 2

So many birds to tag!

May 14

Common birds: cardinal (pair?), house sparrow, robin, starling, gull

Spring visitors: redwing blackbird (pair?), white crowned sparrow, baltimore oriole

May 11

Common birds: mourning dove, robin, chickadee, starling, downy woodpecker, grackle, blue jay, cardinal (pair), goldfinch, hawk, house sparrow

Spring visitors: redwing blackbird, white crowned sparrow, yellow rumped warbler

Not sure: vireo (ID?), yellow warbler, magnolia warbler, palm warbler

May 10 pt. 2

So many tags!

May 9

Common birds: robin, mourning dove, cardinal (pair), crow, chickadee, house sparrow

Spring visitors: brown creeper, yellow rumped warbler, black and white warbler, chipping sparrow, white crowned sparrow, magnolia warbler, redwing blackbird

Likely: yellow warbler, parula warbler, palm warbler, ruby-crowned kinglet

October 9 / the predators

I saw two birds of prey today.  At the very top of the tall evergreen out back, first I saw the small bird of prey I mentioned recently, which I am guessing to be the American kestrel, which flew off, and was soon replaced on the same perch by the red-tailed hawk, which is about twice as big.

I also saw a sparrow, which was either the white-throated sparrow, as seen a few days ago, or the white crowned sparrow, which I think it was, but couldn't see its throat clearly enough to be certain.

Common birds: house sparrow, chickadee, downy woodpecker, red-tailed hawk, grackle, mourning dove

Fall visitors: American kestrel, white crowned (or white throated?) sparrow