As Bryan and I watched a Ruby-crowned Kinglet flit about the backyard last night, we complied a list of everything we recall seeing in the trees behind our house over the last six and a half years. We recalled 48 birds in total, which I’ll list below. What’s on your list that missing from ours?
American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Baltimore Oriole
Barred Owl
Black-capped chickadee
Blue Jay
Brown Creeper
Brown Thrasher
Brown-headed Cowbird
Canada Goose
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Cooper’s Hawk
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Phoebe
European Starling
Great Blue Heron
Grey Goose
Hairy Woodpecker
House Finch
House Sparrow
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged blackbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Song Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Posted by Rebecca's Mom on April 26, 2013 at 9:44 pm
Bald Eagle
American White Pelican
Whooping Crane
And all those other birds Bryan identified when you were here last.
Posted by Rebecca's Mom on April 26, 2013 at 9:49 pm
We’ve been trying to capture a photo of one we’ve been unable to identify. We’re hoping you can help!
Posted by Rebecca on April 26, 2013 at 10:56 pm
Golden Eagle, too, Mom. And Orchard Oriole. Snow Goose?
Posted by Karyl on April 27, 2013 at 8:47 pm
I heard House Wrens today – yeah! Have not seen bluebirds yet, but, they must be here!
Posted by Rebecca's Mom on May 1, 2013 at 9:08 pm
Yes. Blue Morph (and ordinary) Snow Geese — while the girls were here for Spring Break.
Posted by Doug Smith on May 2, 2013 at 11:47 am
We got orioles and Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks this week, and the Harris Sparrows are really active!