Townsend's Warbler
Although we generally have one or two of these warblers visiting our yard during January, in 2002, we had a male and female visiting our suet and sunflower feeders! This is the female.
Black-capped Chickadee
One of the regulars at the feeders, a Black-capped Chickadee in our flowering plum tree.
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskins come to our feeders in large numbers starting in November, and then taper off around February. Some continue to come all year round.
American Goldfinch
Goldfinches mainly come to our feeders in the fall, although they are regulars at feeders elsewhere in the region throughout the winter.
House Finch
House Finches come to our feeders mainly in the late fall and then again in the early spring.
Red Crossbill
Although we generally can hear "kip kip kip" as Red crossbills fly overhead, in 2002, we had them at our feeder for the first time! This is a female, sharing space with a Pine Siskin...
Red Crossbill
... and this is one of the males. He doesn't look terribly red, but you can see the curviture of both mandibles. Both of these photos were taken in May of 2002.
Red Crossbill
An immature male Red Crossbill, taken a few days after the shots above.
Northern Flicker
A male "Red-shafted", photographed in our yard as he waited for access to the platform feeder. The flickers will also visit the suet feeders, and will even hang from the tube feeders to eat the seeds.
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileateds visit our yard frequently, occasionally taking suet, but often hammering away on the many large, dead trees in the back of the yard.
Red-breasted Sapsucker
This young sapsucker was photographed in our mountain ash tree in August of 1995. Although the tree is riddled with their holes, we only seem to get them once or twice a year.
Rufous Hummingbird
The only type of hummingbird we seem to get is Rufous. The males will arrive around March and generally will have left by early summer. The females and young, such as this one photographed feeding on our Buddleia, will be around as late as September.
Rufous Hummingbird (female)
This female was discovered at our feeder in May of 2003
Rufous Hummingbird
The male Rufous, at our hummingbird feeder
Cedar Waxwing
Our mountain ash tree is popular with the birds in the fall, particularly with Cedar Waxwings.
Cedar Waxwing (juvenile)
They're quite ravenous when they come...
Western Tanager
This female is another bird that enjoys the mountain ash berries.
Stellar's Jay
Stellar's Jays visit the platform feeders, and during the fall may come in groups up to four.
American Goldfinch
A male, at our feeder in May of 2003.
Black-headed Grosbeak
A male Black-headed Grosbeak, visiting the platform feeder in May of 2003.
American Robin
Another bird that enjoys the berries in our yard
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Another year-round feeder regular
Red-breasted Nuthatch
These are some of the cutest birds that come to our feeders
Bushtit
Bushtits visit our feeders very infrequently, but a flock paid us a visit in February, 2002. The one in front is the female.
Bushtit
The rest of the flock of the Bushtits, at the suet feeder, February, 2002.
Dark-eyed "Oregon" Junco
A female "Oregon" Junco, at the feeder in October of 2002.
juv. Dark-eyed "Oregon" Junco
A juvenile "Oregon" Junco, which came through in fall of 2000.
Downy Woodpecker
This female is one of the regulars at the suet feeder, although sometimes they will hang off the tube feeders to access the sunflower seeds.
Hairy Woodpecker
The larger Hairy woodpecker is much more rare at our feeders. This male was spotted in October of 2002.
Golden-crowned Sparrow
This sparrow showed up at our feeder in late April of 2002.
Band-tailed Pigeon
A fairly regular bird in our yard, but uncommon at the feeder. When they do come, though, they may come in big flocks. This photo was taken in May of 2002.
Band-tailed Pigeon
Another shot of a Band-tailed Pigeon in our yard, this time showing the neat tail band.
American Crow
A constant presence in our yard, this crow is feeding on mountain ash berries.
