Clay-colored Sparrow 5/8/2018

    Added a new bird to the yardlist in the form of a cooperative Clay-colored Sparrow (#120).  It made a few afternoon visits to the birdbath after picking seeds up off the ground.  It was so close to my vantage point at an open window in the home office that extension tubes were required to increase (or is it decrease?) the close focus of my 500mm lens.

    Other birds in the yard today include.....

White-crowned Sparrow

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Only the second Yellow Warbler ever in the yard

   Pine Siskins numbers that were over 100 late last week have dwindled to about 25.  The stragglers have lingered to the point that they.........

...........are getting on each others' nerves and.....

............have started making new Pine Siskins.

Pine Siskin....Model year 2018 

  On Sunday a male Baltimore Oriole perched above the hummingbird feeder.