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 |
So true about the life birds!
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