Birding at North Star: Songs of Breeding Birds 5/19/23

Exploring the western end of North Star, we focused on the songs of spring breeding birds. Species that we studied by listening and watching in the field included Fox Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee, and Chipping Sparrow. We discussed songs versus calls as well as drumming by woodpeckers. A pair of Mountain Bluebirds was actively foraging at the edge of a meadow where we enjoyed watching them in excellent light. Other highlights included nesting Tree Swallows and Mountain Chickadees, Gadwalls and Muskrats in the pond, and displaying Red-winged Blackbirds.

Canada Goose

Gadwall

Mallard

Ring-necked Duck

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Great Blue Heron

Red-naped Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Dusky Flycatcher

Steller’s Jay

Black-billed Magpie

Common Raven

Black-capped Chickadee

Mountain Chickadee

Tree Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

House Wren

Mountain Bluebird

American Robin

House Finch

Chipping Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

White-crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Green-tailed Towhee

Red-winged Blackbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler