Birds This Week - 28 May 2013

Some of the birds that visited our feeders this week.
We have at least 6 male and 2 female Baltimore Orioles, as well as at least 1 male and 2 female Orchard Orioles coming by. We have a male and female Ruby Throated Hummingbirds attending but have been unable to get photos of them as yet.
Weather has not been cooperative. Have only been out to walk in the bush once so far this season. Have seen a few Wood Thrushes at a distance but have likely missed most of the migration this year.

Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole

Blue Jay

Brown Thrasher

Chipping Sparrow

Gold Finch

Common Grackle

Gray Catbird

House Sparrow

Mourning Doves

Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Pine Siskins, Chipping Sparrow

Redwing Blackbird

Robin

Rose Breasted Grosbeak female

Rose Breasted Grosbeak female

Rose Breasted Grosbeak female

Bird Photos - May 14 2013

Birds for May 14

Here are photos of some of the birds that showed up at our feeders on the morning of May 14th.
Also attending were a White Breasted Nuthatch, Red-wing Blackbird and a Merlin. I was unable to get photos of these.

Wilsons Phalarope - Seen at a pond outside of town 

Chipping Sparrow

Gold Finch one of two

Gold Finch

Mourning Dove

Purple Finch Female

Red Breasted Nuthatch

Yellow Rumped Warbler

Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Blue Jay one of three

Blue Jay

Chickadee with no tail feathers one of two

Downy Woodpecker

Grackle doing its puffy thing

Grackle

Grackle

Hairy Woodpecker

Harris Sparrow one of two

Harris Sparrow

House Sparrow

Pine Siskin one of four

Robin

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Grackle Fight - May 13 2013

Grackle Fight

New arrivals this morning - Baltimore Oriole, Pine Siskins, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Harris's Sparrow

 On the 12th I heard the Grackles making a short sharp chirp, something I've never heard them do. I then noted that all the other birds left the feeder and the ground and headed for the far side of our tree from the Grackles. I went to the window with my camera and saw two Grackles bouncing around in the tree and then attack each other. They fell about 7 feet to the ground locked together. It was quite a vicious fight lasting just over a minute when one broke away and fled across the street with the other Grackle in pursuit.