Great Egret 4/12/09

Great Egret 1/1/08

Irregular resident, seen on and off throughout the year.

Black Vultures 11/29/08

In a typical kettle formation.

Turkey Vultures 5/18/08

A dispute over who gets to perch on the pole.

Turkey Vulture 4/22/06

Red-shouldered Hawk 4/19/09

Red-shouldered Hawk 4/19/09

Red-shouldered Hawk 4/19/09

Red-shouldered Hawk 6-29-08

A regular nester in the neighborhood. This adult had at least one fledgling, recently out of the nest, when this shot was taken.

Red-shouldered Hawk 6-29-08

Red-shouldered Hawk 1/20/08

A local nester. Often seen carrying snakes to its roost.

Caracara 4/5/08

Seen infrequently, but throughout the year. See the 'From Other Locations' page for a caracara nest and nestling.

White-winged Dove 3/29/08

Present in large numbers, which makes the wintering hawk population happy.

Inca Dove 8/5/06

Common Ground Dove 6/7/09

Common Ground Dove 6/7/09

Common Ground Dove 5-26-08

With a much larger White-winged Dove. The Common Ground Dove is an infrequent visitor to the yard, but is probably in the neighborhood on a year-round basis.

Greater Roadrunner 1/1/08

Greater Roadrunner 11/27/04

Greater Roadrunner 11/27/04

Great Horned Owl 1/18/06

Taken at dusk. Look at those talons!

Great Horned Owl 11/25/07

A cold and rainy morning. Something must have disturbed this owl from his usual roost--when first spotted, he shifted from one telephone pole to this one, where he stayed all day. At dusk, he became much more alert, and started hunting.

Great Horned Owl 11/25/07

The Blue Jays alerted the whole neighborhood, but the Owl didn't really seem to care too much.

Great Horned Owl 11/25/07

The Blue Jays were assisted by Western Scrub Jays. At one point, 5 Blue Jays and 2 Scrub Jays were on the wires around the Owl.

Golden-fronted Woodpecker 4/26/09

Male. Notice the yellow on his belly--the golden front.

Golden-fronted Woodpecker 5/17/08

Considers the squirrel feeder his, and shows great displeasure when the squirrels are present.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker 12/2/07

Heard nearly daily, but not always a visitor to the yard. There seems to be plenty of natural food sources in the neighborhood, so not dependent on my feeders.

Eastern Phoebe 5/4/08

The buffy wing bars indicate this is most likely a juvenile bird. It seemed a bit small for a Phoebe, as well.

Eastern Phoebe 5/4/08

Eastern Phoebe 5/4/08

White-eyed Vireo 7/27/08

Juvenile, with a dark eye, and yellow spectacles not yet obvious.

White-eyed Vireo 7/27/08

White-eyed Vireo 7/27/08

Blue Jay 3/22/09

Western Scrub Jay 12/9/07

Western Scrub Jay 7/3/05

Common Raven 4/26/08

Common Raven 4/26/08

Carolina Chickadee 2/2/08

A nesting resident.

Black-crested Titmouse 10/23/04

Nearly all Titmouse in my region are Black-crested, although the occasional Tufted is reported.

Canyon Wren 10/16/05

Difficult to find on a regular basis, but seen or heard during all seasons in my neighborhood.

Carolina Wrens 11/4/07

The Carolina Wrens often move through the yard in pairs, or family groups. They nest in man-made houses, or tuck a nest into a corner of the carport or porch overhang.

Bewick's Wren 3/30/08

Probably looking for bugs; the Carolina Wrens will sometimes eat seed, but the Bewick's don't seem to.

Bewick's Wren 7/2/05

Tending an active nest, and undergoing a molt.

Northern Mockingbird 11/3/07

In an Abelia, but eyeing the Sumac berries nearby.

Rufous-crowned Sparrow 5/7/06

Rufous-crowned Sparrow 12/30/06

A regular in the yard who is easy to find most days.

Northern Cardinal 12/9/07

Northern Cardinal 2/10/08

Female.

Northern Cardinal 9/23/07

A young male, feasting on Lanceleaf Sumac berries.

House Finch 9/4/07

Feeding on sunflower.

House Finch 2/3/08

Lesser Goldfinch 1/27/08

A male. Numbers of Lesser Goldfinches vary with the season, but they are a local breeder.

Lesser Goldfinch 2/23/08

Female.

House Sparrows 10/28/07