Towheeblog

There were plenty of tiny birds in our garden today. The usuals–lots of siskins, juncos and American Goldfinches. The local BC Chickadee and Bewick’s Wren passed by. But then a couple little surprises: a Chestnut-backed Chickadee which I haven’t seen here in many weeks, and my first sighting of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet here. From inside the house I got these shots as he fed from one of our suet logs:

54 Ratcliff Drive SE, Marion, Oregon, US
Nov 8, 2020
14 species

Northern Flicker  1
California Scrub-Jay  X
American Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Bewick’s Wren  1
European Starling  X
American Robin  3
Pine Siskin  15
Lesser Goldfinch  1
American Goldfinch  20
Dark-eyed Junco  20
Spotted Towhee  1