by Brent Eades
The Great Backyard Bird Count is underway once again. I spent a few hours watching my yard on Saturday and ended up with a pleasantly long list, 14 species in all:
- 8 Mourning Dove
- 1 Downy Woodpecker
- 1 Hairy Woodpecker
- 7 Blue Jay
- 6 American Crow
- 5 Black-capped Chickadee
- 2 White-breasted Nuthatch
- 12 European Starling
- 25 American Tree Sparrow
- 8 Dark-eyed Junco
- 2 Northern Cardinal
- 5 House Finch
- 2 Purple Finch (Eastern)
A few photos (click to enlarge):
