Yard birds, Highlands Ranch, Douglas County

[Lesley Brown]

Hi all, love seeing everyone's yard birds so I'll contribute mine, too.  Since May 8 when the orioles returned to our yard for the first time this year, we've enjoyed seeing:

3 male Bullock's Orioles, (all at once)

3 male Western Tanagers (all at once)

male Black-headed Grosbeak

male Green-tailed Towhee

2 Spotted Towhees

Red-Winged Blackbird

Chipping Sparrow

Blue jay

male Broad-tailed Hummingbird

unspecified Hummingbird

pair of Mourning Doves

European Collared Doves

Black-billed Magpies, numerous

House Finches, numerous

American Robins

male American Goldfinch

male Lesser Goldfinch

male and female Northern Flickers

male and female Downy Woodpeckers

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Black-capped Chickadees

Bushtits

American Crow

Red-tailed Hawk flyovers

The orioles and red-winged blackbird are coming to the feeder several times throughout the day, as are the finches and the other usual suspects.  The Tanagers, Grosbeak, and Green-tailed Towhee have not been seen again.

Lesley Brown

Highlands Ranch

Douglas County