Busy birds in Roxborough
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jim_tyler
May 22, 2026, 9:50:23 AM (2 days ago) May 22
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It's been an interesting 3
months in Roxborough.
For starters, I've been hanging a hummingbird feeder for nearly 30 years and never had it taken down by a bear - until this year.
It's now posted out of reach and I have at least 3 male Broad-tailed Hummers fighting over it.
I usually have a male Lazuli Buntings hanging around, but this year I've seen at least 3 along with a couple of females.
A mini-irruption of male Western Tanagers this year, 3-4 at a time. Multiple females as well.
Numbers of both American and Lesser Goldfinches are markedly up this year.
Most interestingly, the following two birds.
A Band-tailed Pigeon. A lifer for me and only spotted once - BIG, white blaze on the nape, and bright yellow feet.
What appears to be a male hybrid red-shafted / yellow-shafted flicker - red V on the back of the head AND red lores. Definitely red-shafted. Does this sound like a hybrid, or is it possible for a red-shafted flicker to have a red blaze on the back of the neck?
Jim Tyler
Roxborough Village
For starters, I've been hanging a hummingbird feeder for nearly 30 years and never had it taken down by a bear - until this year.
https://ring.com/share/d1ab7bc1-a151-418e-8309-b41de3c57c8f
It's now posted out of reach and I have at least 3 male Broad-tailed Hummers fighting over it.
I usually have a male Lazuli Buntings hanging around, but this year I've seen at least 3 along with a couple of females.
A mini-irruption of male Western Tanagers this year, 3-4 at a time. Multiple females as well.
Numbers of both American and Lesser Goldfinches are markedly up this year.
Most interestingly, the following two birds.
A Band-tailed Pigeon. A lifer for me and only spotted once - BIG, white blaze on the nape, and bright yellow feet.
What appears to be a male hybrid red-shafted / yellow-shafted flicker - red V on the back of the head AND red lores. Definitely red-shafted. Does this sound like a hybrid, or is it possible for a red-shafted flicker to have a red blaze on the back of the neck?
Jim Tyler
Roxborough Village
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