Birds

Order Anseriformes: Water fowl

• Family Anatidae: Ducks, geese and swans
• Branta canadensis -- Canada goose
• Flying south for the winter

Order Charadriiformes: Gulls, waders, and more

• Family Laridae: Gulls
• Larus delawarensis -- Ring-billed gull
• Mine!

Order Passeriformes: Passerines

• Family Aegithalidae: Bushtits
•  Psaltriparus minimus -- American bushtits
• A bush for the birds

• Family  Bombycillidae: Waxwings
•  Bombycilla cedrorum -- Cedar waxwing
• A midwinter's feast

• Family Emberizidae: Sparrows
•  Junco hyemalis -- Dark-eyed junco
• Is spring coming early?

• Melospiza melodia -- Song sparrow
• Two bird nests in the bushes
• A tale of two nests

• Family  Fringillidae: True finches
•  Carpodacus mexicanus -- House finch
• A midwinter's feast

• Family Tyrannidae: Tyrant flycatchers
• Sayornis phoebe -- Eastern phoebe
• The lost chick
• Too close to home
• A full nest