Sunday, April 17, 2011

Birds so far

Despite the weather yesterday (wintry mix of rain, sleet, hail, snow), spring has arrived on the wings of birds.

Sighted so far in our back yard or at the bird feeder:
Robins
Goldfinches
Tufted titmice
Hairy woodpeckers
Downy woodpeckers
Red-bellied woodpeckers
Chickadees
Mourning doves
Nuthatches
[Heard but not yet seen: Pileated woodpeckers]
Sighted elsewhere:
Great blue heron
Sandhill cranes
Bluebirds
Cardinals
Red-tailed hawks
Red wing blackbirds

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