Small birds learned that headline truth eons ago. So now the resident Bushtits come around in their usual flock and other gleaners may be along for the group comfort–more eyes looking for danger. Nuthatch, chIckadees (both local species), goldfinches even. Not in our garden but in some habitats–a kinglet. Today, the female Twonsend’s Warbler who is a welcome but irregular visitor.










RIVERFRONT PARK–one domestic goose among the Canadians, Glaucous-winged Gulls.



954 Ratcliff Drive SE, Marion, Oregon, US
Feb 14, 2022
18 species
Wild Turkeys X
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 7
Northern Flicker 1
California Scrub-Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Chestnut-backed Chickadee X
Bushtit 25
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Pine Siskin 1
Lesser Goldfinch 15
Fox Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 30
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Townsend’s Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1–myrtle
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