We have been in our new home here in Salem, Oregon, for a few days. We are getting to know our feathered neighbors. They are getting used to our feeders.
Bushtits like our suet block. The scrub-jay expects daily peanuts. Within seconds after I tossed the peanuts onto the drive, this one arrived:
The first nut was weighed and found wanting. Finally one suited:
The Bewick’s Wrens flitter through the foliage. The crows are a loud presence, but rarely come down from the sky or the treetops:
This male Downy is an avid suet fan:
The senior woodpecker of our neighborhood:
Only once have I seen a goldfinch here:
954 Ratcliff Drive SE, Marion, Oregon, US
Aug 18, 2020
9 species
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1 juvenile
Northern Flicker 1
California Scrub-Jay 3
American Crow X
Bushtit 20
European Starling 1
Lesser Goldfinch 1
Spotted Towhee X
954 Ratcliff Drive SE, Marion, Oregon, US
Aug 20, 2020
9 species
Eurasian Collared-Dove X
Anna’s Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
California Scrub-Jay 1
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Bewick’s Wren 1
European Starling 1
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