Caption: Female Northern Cardinal, by Henry McLin, as posted at Flickr.Today was a day spent visiting with friends and family. But between the social events, I managed to keep an eye out for the birds. Here?s a list of the 17 species seen or heard in or from the yard on this lovely Christmas Day:
Ring-billed Gull ? 1 adult flying over the house enroute to the landfill Mourning Dove ? 4 at the feeders Great Horned Owl ? a distant bird heard calling at about 7:00 AM Downy Woodpecker ? 2 at feeders Blue Jay ? 2 birds heard Black-capped Chickadee ? 2 birds arguing over sunflower seeds Tufted Titmouse ? 1 at the bird bath and later the feeders White-breasted Nuthatch ? 1 bird at suet feeder American Tree Sparrow ? half a dozen birds at feeders White-throated Sparrow ? 1 immature below feeders Dark-eyed Junco ? dozens of birds at the feeders Northern Cardinal ? 2 females Purple Finch ? 1 female at feeders House Finch ? half a dozen birds at feeders Pine Siskin ? several dozen birds at feeders American Goldfinch ? several dozen birds at feeders House Sparrow ? 5 birds
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