Yes, I’m still very behind on posts, but I really am working on that–albeit very slowly.
On the suggestion of a neighbor I took one of my field cameras and set it up at the bird bath in the north garden. The results of the second test were quite amusing, so I compiled a video of some of the action and tossed it up on our Youtube channel.
On a related note, I’m now up to 58 species of birds sighted here at the ranch, most of which I’ve managed to document over at stega.org.
Here’s the current list.
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Allen’s Hummingbird
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Bewick’s Wren
- Black Phoebe
- Black-Capped Chickadee
- Black-Headed Grosbeak
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Bullocks Oriole
- Bushtit
- California Quail
- California Thrasher
- California Towhee
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Costas hummingbird
- Crow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eurasian Collard Dove
- European Starlings
- Gold-Crowned Sparrow
- Great Horned Owl
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Oriole
- House Finch
- Lazul Bunting
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Wild Turkey
- Morning Dove
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Nuttall’s Woodpecker
- Oak Titmouse
- Pine Siskin
- Raven
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Rock Pigeons
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Rufous
- Screech Owl
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Spotted Towhee
- Steller’s Jay
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
- Wester Bluebird
- Western Scrub Jay
- Western Tanager
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- White-Capped Sparrow
- Yellow-Billed Magpie
- Yellow-rumped Warbler