[olderthanIusedtobe]

Saw a bunch of American widgeons at Carkeek Park today.  Those little ducks are so adorable with their squeaky toy calls.

[Hesman]

Not long after dark today, two Great Horned Owls called back and forth to each other for about 10 minutes or so in some trees out in my yard. I was pretty stoked, since I pretty much only hear Barred Owls doing their “hoo-aws” and “who cooks for you” calls in my yard. I was having a small after dark campfire in the outdoor fire pit this evening to burn up some wood scraps, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have heard them calling since I would have normally been inside the house.

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You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. - Abraham Lincoln
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. - Dr. Seuss

[IanB]

Within the past few days:

Ravens carrying nesting material,

Flickers drumming on the downspouts,

and FOS Brown-creeper calls.

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"Forget gaining a little knowledge about a lot and strive to learn a lot about a little."    - Harvey Manning

[cdestroyer]

have a house finch visiting the feeder...

[neek]

Used to be a rare sight in Seattle, now a frequent backyard presence

[Hesman]

Hadn’t seen one in awhile, but saw a Varied Thrush in the yard this morning.

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You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. - Abraham Lincoln
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. - Dr. Seuss

[Kascadia]

Much to the overwintering Anna hummingbirds' dismay, the Rufous hummingbirds showed up on March 12, right on schedule +/- one week.  Every year.

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It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler

[ale_capone]

Our Anna has had the feeder to itself so far. Unfortunatly we had to cut down its favorite plum tree for roosting during feeding breaks.

Doing yard work in the nice weather this week there where tons of song birds I cant identify.

Just recently noticed Robin's since the rain returned. I've always considered that the first true bird of spring.but I'm from the mid west. Not nearly the variety as here.

[Sculpin]

Finally got a decent sighting of a Merlin.  They are generally moving at a very high rate of speed.  I was standing in the backyard just admiring the cherry plum blossoms, when all of a sudden I heard a faint whooshing sound.  Then a streak appeared off to my right, maybe thirty feet away.  The bird pivoted slightly in air and then flew straight down the corridor between the trees in front of me, leaving the bird in sight for maybe 150 feet of flight.  Which was barely long enough to get a decent look.  Stubby head, long, narrow wings, and speckled brown and white.

Once I figured out what it was, I realized that I had seen them before, but only as a whoosh and a streak.  They surprise and capture birds on the wing.  Maybe the only bird you are more likely to hear than see!

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Between every two pines is a doorway to the new world. - John Muir

[Kascadia]

We had a rough legged hawk winter here, something we'd not seen before.  The hawk was often on the ground in our pastures, and seemed to be feeding off the ground (bugs/worms?), or perching in small trees before swooping down to the ground.   Disappeared about a month ago, I assume s/he's on their way to the Artic.  Would love to see a bird's eye view of that trip.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rough-legged_Hawk/id

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It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler

[olderthanIusedtobe]

Towhees are usually fairly shy.  Tis the season when they are more visible and bolder.  Saw and heard a bunch of them today at Richmond Beach.  Three in plain sight in one little tree, I don't think I'd ever seen more than 2 at once prior to that.

Also several white crowned sparrows singing their little hearts out.

[Anne Elk]

[ale_capone]

Been having fun watching our 12 ducks and three chickens trying to defend the back yard. With us home, they have been getting to free range daily. The chase off the crows and robins.

Yesterday they seen a small bird with a funny hair do like a quail. It was hopping along the wood pile. Didnt seem phased by the ducks or us.

We have an owl and a small hawk competing for the hunting grounds in our green space.

Raven is nesting nearby, but haven't seen where.

[cdestroyer]

checked my feeder yesterday to see several lazuli bunting. a very pretty blue

izulu_bunting

[Sculpin]