Visitors for MARCH 2005
House Finch
March 2, 2005
Great-tailed Grackle
March 3, 2005
the first two of the season
Pine Siskin
March 7, 2005
about 20 Pine Siskins continue to feed in the yard
Greater Roadrunner and Sharp-shinned Hawk
March 11, 2005
the hawk and roadrunner search under the same euonymus bush at the same time
Eurasian Collared-dove
March 13, 2005
6 doves on March 7, another 3 on March 13 - first of season
White-winged Dark-eyed Junco
Common Grackle
March 21, 2005
first appearance this year for both
Yellow Variant of the House Finch
Slate-Colored Dark-eyed Junco
March 22,26, 2005
possibly the Canadian Rocky Mountain variety?
Harris's Sparrow
March 23-27, 2005
House Finch female
and Western Meadowlark
March 24, 2005
March 24, 2005
...the yard was abuzz with the above finch and meadowlark, 37 Pine Siskins, 25 Common Grackles,
1 American Robin, 1 Yellow Variant House Finch, 1 Harris's Sparrow, 75 English Sparrows,
20 Juncos (Oregon / Pink-sided / White-winged / Slate-colored / and possibly the Canadian Rocky Mountain variety of the Slate-colored), and both a male and female Red-winged Blackbird...
18 pigeons flew over, and 1 Northern Harrier swooped through even scattering the 5 cottontails
March 30, 2005
No photos were taken, but 20 species (or variations) were in the yard (or flew over the yard) at one time or another:
American Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, European Starling, American Robin, House Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (4 varieties), Great-tailed Grackle, Common Grackle, Killdeer (flyover), Northern Flicker, Western Meadowlark, House Finch, Red-winged Blackbird, Pigeon (flyover), Northern Harrier (flyover), American Kestrel (flyover), and Say's Phoebe
March 31, 2005
First for this season actually in the yard: Mourning Dove, Killdeer, and the second day for the Say's Phoebe