Visitors for MARCH and APRIL 2008
Red Crossbill
...a slow winter for visitors...
but pleasantly surprised with a new yard bird when 5 Red Crossbills briefly visited
March 10
March 16
High Count for Pine Siskins at 148
March 22 First of Season
Savannah Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
March 23 First of Season
4 Burrowing Owls
March 30 First of Season
Two Mallards flew over very low
Of note was a Ring-necked Pheasant in one of the outlying fields - many years since we've spotted one of them anywhere out here!
April 8
White-breasted Nuthatch
only the 2nd time one has visited the yard
First of Season on April 8
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Other birds on the 8th included: Pine Siskin (down to about 12), White-crowned Sparrow (down to about 6), Dark-eyed Junco (down to about 6...Pink-sided, Oregon, and Slate-colored were all represented), Savannah Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, American Robin, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Eurasian Collared-dove, Pigeon, and House Sparrow
Northern Cardinal female
...a new yard bird...
April 11
Cassin's Finch
...3 males and 3 females visited...
April 16
Black-crowned Night Heron
...the snow brought in a new yard bird...
April 17
...First of Year...
Rock Wren...April 19
Brown Creeper...April 19
Brown Thrasher...April 22
Orange-crowned Warbler...April 22
Lark Sparrow...April 23
Western Kingbird...April 23
Baltimore Oriole...April 23
Lark Bunting...April 24
Field Sparrow...April 25
Ring-billed Gull...April 25
Wilson's Warbler...April 26
Hammond's Flycatcher...April 26
Hammond's Flycatcher
...another new yard bird...
April 26
May 2...wind...wind...wind...wind...but still had 28 species
...included Lazuli Bunting (FOY), Lincoln's Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow (FOY), Spotted Towhee, Green-tailed Towhee (FOY), House Wren, Hermit Thrush, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Pine Siskin, Western Kingbird, Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed), Lark Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Say's Phoebe, Great-tailed Grackle, Common Grackle, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Killdeer, Western Meadowlark, Eurasian Collared-dove, Pigeon, Mourning Dove, and House Sparrow