This flicker has the subdued malar stripe? Nancy Stotz emailed me: “Sibley shows that pale brown malar contrasting with gray cheek as a female red-shafted.”
This Sabine is neither gull nor gullible. Click here as she explores our species’ extinction.
Gulls? Buffalo, NY couple saved more than a dozen from potentially deadly ice–click here.
Us having a social recession? Click here.
Maybe hope is NOT irrational…click here.
954 Ratcliff Drive SE, Marion, Oregon, US
Jan 3, 2023
14 species
Mourning Dove 1
Northern Flicker 1
Steller’s Jay 2
California Scrub-Jay 4
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 8
American Robin 1
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
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