Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Cooper Mountain

5.31.12
We specifically went back to Cooper Mountain, (where the Black-Throated Gray Warblers had been seen about a month ago) on the 31st of May, because that is the last day of Spring, according to my metro area bird check list.  So, I wanted to get more Spring birds checked off the list before Summer started.  Well, I think we were too late for the warblers, but we saw some good stuff, and Komito even got a lifer.

  • Anna's Hummingbirds
  • White-Crowned Sparrows
  • American Crows
  • Cedar Waxwings
  • Band-Tailed Pigeons
  • House Finch
  • Spotted Towhees
  • Tree Swallows
  • Northern Flicker
  • Western Scrub-Jay
  • Western Bluebirds
  • Black-Capped Chickadee 
  • Oregon Juncos
  • Lazuli Bunting - male - it's so funny how you'll never see a bird, but the moment after it becomes a lifer, you see it all the time!
  • American Robin
  • Orange-Crowned Warbler
  • Red-Tailed Hawk
  • Purple Finches
  • Savannah Sparrows
  • Barn Swallows
  • American Goldfinches
  • Lesser "Green-Backed" Goldfinches
Western Bluebirds - female and male

Female Western Bluebird

Hanging out near the bluebirds, Lazuli Bunting - male.

Crazy-eyed White-Crowned Sparrow

Lesser "Green-Backed" Goldfinch and House Finch

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