Category: Ebird pics

Checklist link: Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) There was a new bird at the backyard feeder today. I am not totally positive, but I think it most closely resembles a common grackle. Well, the merlin software, after enough pictures were taken, deduced that the common grackle was the kind the bird most resembled. The ebird website…

Exciting day for the feeder. Amongst the usuals the sparrows, the blue jay, the finches and the cardinals were two new bird species since the feeder have been up. A Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) and a Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) were the two new species. It’s hard to tell from this picture since this picture…

Checklist link: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) We had our first Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) since setting up the feeder in August. Sure, blue jays, like the cardinals, are a common bird in the Midwest. However, it was still fun seeing a bigger, more colorful bird rather than just the smaller sparrows and the cardinals to…

Checklist link: Common Raven (Corvus corax) Checklist link: Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) Checklist link: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), Columba livia (Feral Pigeon) The sightings of the common raven, the black-billed magpie, and the rock pigeon were not at the feeder. They were instead at the Alaska wildlife conservation center. I found it interesting that some…

Checklist link: Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Largest bird at the feeder to date today. We had a visit from a Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura). This bird filled up the entire feeding area. The sparrows didn’t seem to mind, since they have to put up with the squirrels who are just as big. Nonetheless, it was…