On Wednesday, December 1, 2022, we had temperatures at or just above freezing (with frozen bird baths) and substantial winds all day. I saw very few birds in the yard.
The next day, December 2, the temperatures were slightly warmer and the winds had abated somewhat. We had a plumber scheduled to reconnect a radiator so I was somewhat occupied with his activities, but from my expanded office where the work was beng done I had an excellent view of the yard.
It was difficult to remain inside as I could see a large number of birds in the yard, some of which were interesting and I would have loved to photograph. I finally broke from the work project and went outside to try to photograph some of the birds. Once I was outside the activity subsided somewhat, so I didn’t get that many great photos.
I made a list of the birds I observed… 24 species!
- Starling, European
- Sparrow, House (many)
- Sparrow, Golden-crowned (6-8)
- Sparrow, Fox
- Sparrow, Song
- Sparrow, White-crowned
- Towhee, Spotted (>= 2)
- Junco, Dark-eyed Oregon (several)
- Finch, House (m)
- Wren, Pacific
- Wren, Bewick’s
- Robin, American
- Thrush, Varied (2m, f)
- Warbler, Yellow-rumped (>= 2)
- Flicker, Northern (2)
- Woodpecker, Downy
- Chickadee, Black-capped
- Chickadee, Chestnut-backed
- Nuthatch, Red-breasted
- Bushtit (~20)
- Kinglet, Ruby-crowned (m)
- Kinglet, Golden-crowned
- Hummingbird, Anna’s (m, f)
- Quail, California (>15)
Here are a few of my better photographs…
