Saturday, February 18, 2006

Kiko's House Bird Census

Let's fuggedabout the world's problems for a moment and turn to the scene outside Kiko's House, where birds of many a feather are flocking together in the waning weeks of winter. Herewith a census:
Main Feeder Birds

Red-Winged Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
House Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow

Suet Feeder Birds

Black-Capped Chickadee

Common Flicker
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Tufted Titmouse
Downy Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker


Ground Feeding Birds

Northern Cardinal
American Crow
Mourning Dove
Common Grackel
Blue Jay
Slate Junco
American Robin


Neighborhood Birds

Cattle Egret
Canada Goose
Black-Backed Gull
Red-Tailed Hawk
Little Blue Heron
American Kestrel
Mallard
Baltimore Oriole
Barred Owl

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