Visitors for April 2007
...not much during March...and so far April has been slow
10 to 25 American Goldfinches
an occassional American Kestrel
large flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, European Starlings, and House Sparrows with a few Brown-headed Cowbirds and Western Meadowlarks in the mix...and of course the resident Pigeons
Scaled Quail
April 3
...feared all were lost after the harsh winter so was excited to see four in the yard...
Eastern Phoebe
April 4
...by nightfall the wind was blowing and the temperature dropped and the Eastern Phoebe decided to come into my office to perch on a silk plant...
The Phoebe stayed around until the 13th of April
Present in the yard the last few days, other than the Eastern Phoebe, have included a single Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco, a single Killdeer, about a dozen American Goldfinches, a couple of Western Meadowlarks, 10 to 300 Red-winged Blackbirds, 10 to 55 Rock Pigeons, an American Kestrel, about 60 House Sparrows, 20 to 30 European Starlings, 30 to 40 Common Grackles, and 2 Great-tailed Grackles
a FOS Yellow-headed Blackbird visited on April 3
Prairie Merlin
April 14
the unlucky Horned Lark was easy to spot on the snow covered wheat field
Lincoln Sparrow
April 14
First of Season
Chihuahuan Raven
April 14
White-breasted Nuthatch
April 18
