Between rains this morning we walked the dogs in Joe Dancer Park. At least a dozen Barn Swallows were coursing across the treetops. They may be the last flock I see here this autumn. Plenty of robins have arrived. The were scattered across the fields at Joe Dancer. Elsewhere in town flocks could be seen flying between one tree clump to the next. The robins never use our feeders but do appreciate a good bath occasionally.
Joe Dancer Park, Yamhill, Oregon, US
Oct 7, 2018. 7 species
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]) 2
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) X
Barn Swallow (American) (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) 12
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 50
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 5
820 NW 19th Street, McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, US
Oct 7, 2018. 12 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X fly over
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 2
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 15
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 22
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 15
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) (Junco hyemalis [oreganus Group]) 2
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1
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