By Mara Price
I thought the Dark-eyed Juncos had all headed north, but some are still around. I usually just have 2 this time of year, but I still have 6 as do several of our birders.
Sara and Paul Bueren’s report listed 2 Anna’s Hummingbirds in the yard/syrup, 6 Dark-eyed Junco in the yard/feeders, 4 Black-capped Chickadee in the yard/suet, 5 Chestnut-backed Chickadee in the yard/suet, 3 Steller’s Jays in the yard/feeders, 6 American Crows in the yard, 3 Spotted Towhee in the yard/feeders, 4 Mourning Doves in the yard, a Band-tailed Pigeon in the yard, 3 Pine Siskin in the yard/feeders, 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch in the yard/feeders, 2 Bushtit in the yard/feeders, 2 Turkey Vultures in the yard, 2 Song Sparrows in the yard, 6 House Finch in the yard/feeders, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the yard, a Golden-crowned Kinglet in the yard, 2 Hairy Woodpeckers in the yard/suet, a Pileated Woodpecker in the yard/suet, a Downey Woodpecker in the yard/suet, 2 Northern Flickers in the yard/suet, a Common Raven in the yard, an Osprey flying over, a Red-tailed Hawk in the yard, a Cooper’s Hawk in the yard and a Brown Creeper in the yard for a total species count of 26.
Kriss Erickson’s report from Everett included 23 Black-capped Chickadee in the yard/feeder’s,11 Chestnut-backed Chickadee in the yard/feeders, 3 Bewick’s Wrens in the yard, 12 Steller’s Jays in the yard/feeders, 52 Bushtit in the yard, 16 American Crows in the yard, 12 Western Gulls flying overhead, 8 American Robins in the yard, 7f 4m House Finch in the yard/feeders, 2m 2f Spotted Towhee in the yard, 1m 1f Downey Woodpecker in the yard/suet, 6 Northern Flickers in the yard/suet, a Cooper’s Hawk in the yard, 6 Dark-eyed Junco in the yard, 4 Song Sparrows in the yard, 1m 1f Hairy Woodpecker in the yard/suet, a Merlin in the yard, 6 Anna’s Hummingbirds in the yard/syrup, 2f 1m American Goldfinch in the yard/feeders, 2m 2f Red-breasted Nuthatch in the yard/feeders, a Pileated Woodpecker in the yard/suet and 2 Varied Thrush in the yard for a total species count of 22.
Reporting from Everett Maureen Schmitz listed 6 Dark-eyed Junco in the yard/feeders, 8 European Starling in the yard/feeders, 2 Steller’s Jays in the yard/feeders, 2 Spotted Towhee in the yard/feeders, 2 Northern Flickers in the yard/feeders, 2 Bewick’s Wrens in the yard/feeders, a Brown Creeper in the yard, a Red-winged Blackbird in the yard, 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch in the yard/feeders, 4 American Crows in the yard, 3 American Goldfinch in the yard/feeders, a Hairy Woodpecker in the yard/suet, 3 Black-capped Chickadee in the yard/feeders, 4 Chestnut-backed Chickadee in the yard/feeders, 2 Western Tanagers in the yard, 5 House Finch in the yard/feeders, 2 Song Sparrows in the yard, a Golden-crowned Kinglet in the yard, a Common Raven in the yard, 2 Anna’s Hummingbirds in the yard/syrup, a Golden-crowned Sparrow in the yard, a Pileated Woodpecker in the yard/suet, a Sharp-shinned Hawk in the yard, 5 Pine Siskin in the forest and 12 Bushtit in the yard for a total species count of 25.
Reporting from her property in Stanwood, Mary Sinker’s report included 11 American Goldfinch in the yard/feeders, 25 American Robins in the yard, 15 Anna’s Hummingbirds in the yard/syrup, 2 Bald Eagles in the yard, 12 Band-tailed pigeons in the yard, 4 Barn Swallows in the trees, 6 Bewick’s Wrens in the yard, 18 Black-capped Chickadee in the yard/feeders, 3 Black-headed Grosbeak in the yard/feeders, 4 Brown Creeper in the yard/feeders, 9 Bushtit in the yard/feeders, 8 Cedar Waxwing in the yard/feeders, 12 Chestnut-backed Chickadee in the yard/feeders, a Chipping Sparrow in the yard, 2 Common Yellowthroat in the yard/feeders, a Cooper’s Hawk in the yard, 50 Dark-eyed Junco in the yard/feeders, 6 Eurasian Collared-dove in the yard, 5 European Starling in the yard, 2 Evening Grosbeaks in the yard/feeders, 5 Golden-crowned Sparrows in the yard, a Great Blue Heron at the creek, 2 Hairy Woodpeckers in the yard/suet, 13 House Finch in the yard/feeders, 11 House Sparrows in the yard/feeders, a Hutton’s Vireo in the yard, 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet in the yard, 2 Ruby-cowned Kinglet in the yard, 2 Mallard Ducks at the pond, 32 Mourning Doves in the pasture, 6 Northern Flickers in the yard/suet, 2 Orange-crowned Warblers in the yard, 2 Pacific Wrens in the yard, a Pileated Woodpecker in the yard/suet, 5 Pine Siskin in the yard, 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch in the yard/feeders, a Red-breasted Sapsucker in the trees, 7 Red Crossbills in the yard, 2 Red-winged Blackbirds in the trees, a Sharp-shinned Hawk in the yard, 10 Song Sparrows in the yard, 8 Spotted Towhee in the yard, 8 Steller’s Jays in the yard/feeders, 3 Swainson’s Thrush in the yard, 5 Tree Swallows in the trees, 2 Turkey Vultures in the yard, 2 Western Flycatchers in the yard, 2 Western Wood-Pewee in the yard, 2 Western Tanager in the yard/feeders, 6 White-crowned Sparrow’s in the yard, a White-throated Sparrows in the yard, a Willow Flycatcher in the yard and 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler in the yard for a total species count of 54.
My bird count from my home in Marysville included an Anna’s Hummingbird in the yard/syrup, 2 Common Ravens in the woods calling each other, 7 House Finch in the yard/feeders, 1f 1m Hairy Woodpecker in the yard/suet, 4 Northern Flickers in the yard/suet, 2 Spotted Towhee in the yard/feeders, a Band-tailed Pigeon in the yard, a Morning Dove in the yard, 5 Steller’s Jays in the yard/feeders, a Song Sparrow in the yard, 2 Black-capped Chickadees in the yard/suet, a Chestnut-backed Chickadee in the yard/suet, a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the yard/feeders, 1f 1m Black-headed Grosbeak in the yard/feeders, 2 Purple Finch in the yard/feeder, 5 Kinglet Species in the yard, 2 Western Tanagers in the yard/feeders and a Cooper’s Hawk flying around the yard for a total species count of 18.
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