There he was again this afternoon. High in the dead top of a Doug-fir, perched about five yards from where he was on Tuesday. This time he didn’t stay long and didn’t have any food in his clutches. Can I call him “my pet peregrine?”
The No Name Pond had a different assortment of ducks today, dominated by dozens of shovelers. Construction of roads and housing is coming to the site so I hope the pond survives in a habitable condition.
We got our warbler trifecta again today–the gaudy Townsend’s male plus one each of the two flavors of Yellow-rumped.
Hoodie above, Ring-necked below, males one and all.
Collatred Dove, RIP. I am thinking maybe a small owl…who else would leave most of a fresh body? Housecat?
Female flicker at our suet.
Pinot Noir Drive NW, Yamhill, Oregon, US
Jan 18, 2018. 8 species
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) X
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) X
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) (Junco hyemalis [oreganus Group]) 8
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 40
No Name Pond, McMinnville, OR, Yamhill, Oregon, US
Jan 18, 2018. 6 species
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 40
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 4
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 2
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 1
Merlot Marsh–private land, Yamhill, Oregon, US
Jan 18, 2018. 5 species
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) X
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) (Junco hyemalis [oreganus Group]) 10
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 15
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 30
820 NW 19th Street, McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, US
Jan 18, 2018. 17 species (+1 other taxa)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) X
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]) 1
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) X
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) X
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) X
Bushtit (Pacific) (Psaltriparus minimus [minimus Group]) 20
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) (Setophaga coronata auduboni) 1
Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) (Junco hyemalis [oreganus Group]) 20
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 2
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 30
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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