Tweets,

had a nice weekend of birding around the house. Highlight was a pair of
northern shrikes who landed in the top of a maple, calling to each other
for about a minute before flying off. A new species for the yard list. I
also watched a Swainson's thrush work it's way up a 60' tall Douglas fir;
looked as if it was gleaning insects. I hear these birds all the time in
season, but almost never see them, so it was interesting to see one so
boldly out in the open. And we had the first black-headed grosbeak visit to
the feeder this year.

A complete list follows, for those interested. All birds seen within a two
minute walk of the house; no fossile fuel burned :)

common yellowthroat
willow flycatcher
western flycatcher
orange-crowned warbler
Swainson's thrush
black-throated grey warbler
purple finch
Wilson's warbler
Bewick's wren
spotted towhee
cedar waxwing
red-breasted nuthatch
Stellar's jay
olive-sided flycatcher
band-tailed pigeon
western tanager
Hutton's vireo
black-headed grosbeak
red-breasted sapsucker
northern shrike
winter wren
song sparrow
violet-green swallow
crow
black-capped chickadee
brown-headed cowbird
robin
pine siskin
mallard
rufous hummingbird
chestnut-backed chickadee
red-tailed hawk
downey woodpecker
bald eagle
Canada goose