Red-Breasted Nuthatch

I almost thought this guy was a chickadee at first, until I took a closer look.  He came and went really quick and the suet feeder he was on kept spinning in the wrong direction.  Spotted 1/24/2012 at 3:30 pm.

Townsend's Warbler

It's been several days since I've spotted anything new at my feeders, and I was more then excited today to see not one, but two new species! I will post the first today, the Townsend's Warbler.  A beautiful bird with a bright yellow head and a black raccoon like patch over it's eyes.  This bird is native to the Pacific NW where I live, ranging all the way north to Alaska in the summer, and wintering here on the Pacific coast in the winter.  The first picture is a male, while the second two pictures at the suet feeder are a female.  Spotted 1/24/2013 at 3:30 pm.

Male Townsend's Warbler

Female Townsend's Warbler

Female Townsend's Warbler

Black-capped Chickadee

More Black-capped Chickadee pics  Spotted 01/13/13 at 1:50 PM.

Eastern Grey Squirrel

Perhaps somewhat common, but I thought, "why not?", they are pretty cute.  Plus they haven't bothered my bird feeders since I started leaving peanuts for them on the ground. Now if I could only be rid of the starlings...  Spotted 01/15/2013 9:11 AM.

Downy Woodpecker

Finally! A Downy Woodpecker up close! My son Corbin spotted this little guy feeding on 01/16/2013 at 8:49 AM.

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee

These little guys have been visiting the feeder regularly now in a flock of about 8-10.  This one here has a lot more of the chestnut color then the one I previously photographed.
Spotted 01/15/2013 at 10:11 AM.

Black-capped Chickadee vs. Chestnut-backed Chickadee

For anyone who might be interested, I thought I would post a comparison photo of the Black-capped Chickadee vs. Chestnut-backed Chickadee.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Finally got some good pictures of the Chestnut-backed Chickadee! I had seen one visit the yard every once in a while, but today I got lucky and have five visit all at once.  01/13/2013 at 12:34 PM.

Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow spotted on 01/13/2012 at 11:45 AM.

American Crow

This guy was making a bunch of racket in the tree outside my window... 01/12/2013 at 2:57 PM.

More Tits... American Bushtits that is!

Some more good closeups of the American Bushtit.  Spotted 01/12/2013 at 1:18 PM.

Varied Thrush

I was super excited today to see this new bird in my backyard! After looking it up, I understand that it is a Varied Thrush, and usually lives in dense forest habitat, preferring to stick to the shadows and hide.  I guess this one felt like getting out a bit today.  

Spotted 01/12/2013 at 2:06 PM.

Western Scrub Jay

Yesterday I buried two plant pots in the ground, put stones in the bottom for drainage, and filled one with peanuts and the other with dried meal worms.  I thought for sure the Blue Jays would go for the meal worms, but instead they took all the peanuts in about 2 hours.  I suppose they were hiding them somewhere because they kept coming back every couple of minutes to take another one.

Spotted 01/12/2012 at 1:34 PM.

American Bushtit 01/11/2013

These little guys seem to be showing up more and more... I actually got a picture of one of them sitting still this time, which was difficult because they are so quick.  I love the way these guys will swoop town from the top of the tree 20+ feet away and land directly on the suet feeder.  Spotted 1/11/2013 at 3:53 PM.

Evening Grosbeak

This guy briefly landed in a tree by our house and quickly flew away again, so the pictures are terrible.  Hopefully I will get a chance to take some more pictures of this cool looking bird in the near future. 

Spotted on 01/10/2013 at 10:35 AM.