The past five months have been even busier than the first part of the year. With the arrival of Spring came a lot of work for our yard transformation, as we are continuing to work on our yard, particularly the backyard, aiming to create a welcoming habitat for wildlife, and hope to complete some of the key features before the end of the Autumn bird migration (and before the ground freezes). As a result, birding was more of a fleeting experience rather than a regular activity, but we did have some exciting moments – including the sighting of several lifers and a hummingbird that visited our yard for several days.
Here is a list of birds I saw (or heard) from April to August:
- American Crow
- American Robin
- Black-billed Magpie
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Blue Jay
- Canada Goose
- Chipping Sparrow *H
- Common Raven *H
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Downy Woodpecker
- European Starling *H
- Franklin’s Gull *FO
- Gray-cheeked Thrush *L
- Greater White-fronted Goose *FO
- Hermit Thrush *L
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- House Wren
- Lincoln’s Sparrow *L
- Mallard *FO
- Merlin
- Northern Flicker
- Ovenbird *L
- Pine Siskin *H
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Ring-billed Gull *FO
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak *L
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet *L
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Solitary Sandpiper *H
- Swainson’s Thrush *L
- Tennessee Warbler *L
- Tundra Swan *FO
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- White-crowned Sparrow *L
- White-throated Sparrow *H
- Wilson’s Warbler *L
I’ve also spotted a few birds that I haven’t been able to positively identify. If you know what these could be, please let me know!
Thanks for reading! Until next time,
Tracey
INFORMATION
FO = Flying Overhead
H = Heard
L = Lifer
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