Northern Flicker | the Intown Hawk

January was an unseasonably warm month. Lots of bird activity with many of the usual suspects and one unexpected rare appearance by a Wilson’s Warbler (see our recent January 14 post). In addition to the photos below we had visits from a Great Blue Heron and a Red-tailed Hawk. The Northern Flickers in the photo below were engaged in a territorial fencing display, which we have seen one other time.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Sphyrapicus varius

Brown Thrasher – Toxostoma rufum

Cedar Waxwings – Bombycilla cedrorum

Brown-headed Nuthatch – Sitta pusilla

Carolina Wren – Thryothorus ludovicianus

Chipmunk

Eastern Bluebird- Sialia sialis

Eatern Towhee – Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Golden-crowned Kinglet – Regulus

House Finch – Haemorhous mexicanus

Mourning Doves – Zenaida macroura

Northern Cardinal (male) – Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinal (female) – Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Flickers – Colaptes auratus

Northern Mockingbird – Mimus polyglottos

Pine Warbler – Setophaga pinus

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus

White-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis

Saucer Magnolia

Tufted Titmouse – Baeolophus ridgwayi

Wilson’s Warbler – Cardellina pusilla

American Goldfinch – Spinus tristis

Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus

Crocus

June was hot and dry. Everybody’s looking for shade and water. As a follow up to our last post, Bruce Hallett sent us three great photos of one of the juvenile Cooper’s Hawks enjoying his birdbath, which are below. There is still nesting going on and the birdhouse on the Nature Trail closest to the garden area has a brood of Carolina Wren chicks. They are keeping their parents busy and making so much noise you can hear them 25 feet away. Remember there are those who are just beginning to nest, such as American Goldfinches ( see our blog from July last year Late Starters).