Birding at Home

Today it was really active around our house!  We saw 17 species total and 5 sub-species of Dark-eyed Juncos.  All of our normal feeder birds were around.  While we were sledding, two Common Ravens were calling as they flew by the house.  Around 3:45 PM, we watched two Golden Eagles (an adult and an immature) fly over.   At 4 PM, we noticed that it was actually above freezing with the temperature reaching 34˚ F.

  

Gray-headed Junco - by Joel Such

Pink-sided Junco - by Joel Such

Bird Count:

Golden Eagle - 1 adult, 1 immature

Downy Woodpecker - 1 male, 1 female

Hairy Woodpecker - 1 male, 1 female

Steller's Jay - 2

Black-billed Magpie - 2

American Crow - 1

Common Raven - 2

Black-capped Chickadee - 2

Mountain Chickadee - 2

White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 male, 1 female

Pygmy Nuthatch - 6

Townsend's Solitaire - 1

American Robin - 2

"Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco - 3

"Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco - 2 females

"Pink-sided" Dark-eyed Junco - 10

"White-winged" Dark-eyed Junco - 2

"Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco - 8

House Finch - 1 male, 1 female

Pine Siskin - 10

American Goldfinch - 1

TOTAL SPECIES: 17