Backyard Birds Misc...

Since last week I've only seen two new species at my "inside-out log cabin" in the country:

• Yellow Warblers - males
• Western Tanagers - male and female

BUT... I've still got all the regular visitors... ;D

Sittin' pretty...

Pine Siskin

White-Crowned Sparrow

Pine Siskin 

Purple Finch

Purple Finch

Eurasian Collared Dove

Female Evening Grosbeak

Male Evening Grosbeak.  To right, Female Black-Headed Grosbeak.

Western Tanager - male

A-flutterin', flappin' and a-flyin'...
 

Purple Finch - male

Black-Headed Grosbeak - male

Evening Grosbeak - male

Black-Headed Grosbeak and Pine Siskins

Black-Headed Grosbeak - female

American Goldfinch - male

Pine Siskins

Eurasian Collared Dove

Black-Headed Grosbeak - male

This list goes on...

I can't help but to post again about the birds I've been seeing at my new place in Manning.  Just as I was thinking I've seen all that I'll see there, more new things show up!

• Brown Creeper
• American Kestrel
• American Crows
• Anna's Hummingbird - female
• Evening Grosbeaks* - male and female
• Red-Breasted Nuthatch
• Turkey Vultures - 10 overhead! The most I've ever seen at once.
• Great Blue Heron
• Eurasian Collared Doves - I don't know how plausible that is, but I'm pretty sure of it, and I think we see them more often than we realize and quickly categorize them as Mourning Doves and move on.  I know Doves aren't the most interesting bird to study, but it's something to think about next time you're birding. :)
• Purple Finches
• American Goldfinches
• Owl pellets - last sunday afternoon
• Great Horned Owl! - Sunday night
• Black-Headed Grosbeak - male + several male and female Evening Grosbeaks
• Mallards - pair flying by
• Chipping Sparrow

*Lifer! First lifer at my new residence. 

Lots of Golden-Crowned Sparrows in the yard and at the feeder.  When I saw the Chipping Sparrow yesterday, it was surrounded by  G.C. Sparrows and looked so tiny in comparison. 

American Goldfinch.  I think they're so funny looking when their black cap is more of a mask.  Hee hee <3

American Goldfinch.  I think they're so funny looking when their black cap is more of a mask.  Hee hee <3

American Kestrel 

Evening Grosbeaks - female and male

Yikes!  Here we have a Mourning Dove's egg (or possibly Eurasian Collared Dove) that I believe was the victim of a brutal murder.  (By the way, this happened right before I found out about Eurasian Collared Doves, and they have now fled the area.)

European Starling AKA the murderers.  The doves and starlings were fighting over a tree, and, sadly the starlings won.

On a lighter note, Yay, an American Robin!

Worst picture ever... supposed to be a male Purple Finch... all crappy, like an attempt to prove Bigfoot exists.... ha!

Worst picture ever... supposed to be a male Purple Finch... all crappy, like an attempt to prove Bigfoot exists.... ha!

Owl pellet, possibly from a Great Horned Owl.  See the yellow buck teeth of a mouse?

Evening Grosbeaks came back.

Male Black-Headed Grosbeak

Robin's egg (not murdered by starlings)