Visitors for MARCH 2006

Lincoln's Sparrow
First of season on March 5
1 or 2 in the yard through the end of March

Compare the 8 photos below - 8 different birds?
photos taken on March 5, 17, 21, 22, 28, April 1, 10, and 11

Merlin
March 5

March 17
A somewhat unusual assortment for the yard: 15 Dark-eyed Juncos (Oregon, Slate-colored and Pink-sided)...13 White-crowned Sparrows (high number for the yard) ...1 Lincoln's Sparrow...28 Red-winged Blackbirds...8 American Goldfinch...16 Pine Siskins...2 Common Grackles...a single Northern Harrier... a Greater Roadrunner...half dozen European Starlings...175 House Sparrows...and 10 flyover pigeons

Cooper's Hawk
enjoying a very unlucky dark-eyed junco on March 19th

Killdeer
bewildered by the blizzard on March 20th

FIRST of SEASON:
Yellow-headed Blackbird on March 3
Mourning Dove on March 3
Burrowing Owl (pasture west of yard) on March 10
Common Grackle on March 16
Killdeer on March 16
Say's Phoebe on March 16