It’s been quite a while since I last posted to my blog… as friends know, for good reason.  

On Sunday, July 21, 2024, I was well into chores (laundry, guest schedule, repairing bird baths from raccoon depredations, sweeping the upper deck, etc.) when  realized that it was overcast and ideal for bird photography.  I shifted gears and spent several hours outside photographing birds.  There were a lot of them!  The largest populations were House sparrows, both species of chickadees, American goldfinches and House finches… but there were some nice additions.  

• Warbler, Yellow-rumped (two appearances, probably a juvenile) 
• Grosbeak, Black-headed (m & f) 
• Creeper, Brown 
• Bushtit 
• Kinglet, Golden-crowned (m) 
• Quail, California (m, f & 2j) 
• Hummingbird, Anna’s (f) 
• Hummingbird, Rufous (f) 
• Siskin, Pine 
• Flicker, Northern (m, f & j) 
• Woodpecker, Downy (m & f) 
• Nuthatch, Red-breasted 
• Chickadee, Black-capped (a & j) 
• Chickadee, Chestnut-backed 
• Sparrow, White-crowned (j) 
• Junco, Dark-eyed Oregon (m & j) 
• Robin, American (a & j)
• Towhee, Spotted (m, f, & j) 
• Finch, House (m, f, & j) 
• Sparrow, House (m, f, & j) 

I’m still trying to work through all the photos and have a long way to go, but here are a few, all juveniles except for possibly the last one…

Juvenile White-crowned sparrow…

Juvenile Dark-eyed (Oregon) junco…

Juvenile female California quail…

Juvenile American robin…

Juvenile female Bushtit…

Female Anna’s hummingbird…