Birds

I love birds! I've been enjoying all of them this spring. I took some pictures.

 Robin - a very common bird around here.

Bluejays - not so common. These are some of my favorites. Blue is my favorite color, and I love their black markings.

Male pheasant - I rarely see these, but sometimes I hear them.

This is a cardinal - sorry the picture's so fuzzy :-( It has some black markings on the face and a red crest. These are pretty rare, but I've seen 4 this spring.

Downy woodpecker

        We had a redwinged blackbird in our trees yesterday. It was doing its mating dance. It would chirp a bit, then it would squawk and fan out all its feathers. It was interesting.

This is my life list - list of birds I've seen

1/13/10                                                                        Sparrow                                            

1/27/10                                                                        Junco

4/2/10                                                                          Robin

4/5/10                                                                          Canadian Goose

4/?/10                                                                          Downy Woodpecker

4/?/10                                                                          Chicken

4/13/10                                                                        Blue Jay

4/19/10                                                                        Pelican

4/19/10                                                                        Red Winged Blackbird

5/5/10                                                                          Eastern Bluebird

5/5/10                                                                          Goldfinch

5/6/10                                                                          Pheasant

5/7/10                                                                          Crow

5/11/10                                                                        Oriole

5/12/10                                                                        Trumpeter Swan or Egret

5/15/10                                                                        Tree Sparrow

9/4/10                                                                          Bufflehead or something

12/4/10                                                                        Male Pheasant

12/10/10                                                                      Pileated Woodpecker

4/14/11                                                                        Bald Eagle   

3/?/11                                                                          Owl

5/3/11                                                                          Sandpiper

5/11/11                                                                        Brown-Headed Cowbird

5/11/11                                                                        Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

5/12/11                                                                        Wood Ducks, Male, Female

5/27/11                                                                        Mourning Dove

6/11/11                                                                        Swallow

6/11/11                                                                        House Wren

6/15/11                                                                        Flicker

April-June, 2011                                                         Cardinal

Almost summer, 2011                                                 Great Blue Heron

Early summer, 2011                                                    House Finch

Summer                                                                       Cedar Waxwing

7/11/11                                                                        Belted Kingfisher
4/?/12                                                                          Purple Finch