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| Our circle was right by a hole we know to be occupied by a pileated woodpecker. We saw him come out around dawn and return around dusk. |
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| Song sparrow - one of two species of sparrows we saw through much of the day |
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| We had a number of sighting of the odd-looking immature cedar waxwings - they sparked a conversation about the differences in meaning between "spooky", "scary" and "eerie" |
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| American crow |
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| The other regularly seen sparrow that day - white-throated |
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| Another white-throated sparrow - this one the tan-striped variant |
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| Song sparrow |
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| We saw both golden- and ruby-crowned kinglets. This ruby-crowned one spent several minutes in the low branches just over our heads |
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| Eastern bluebirds |
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| House finch |
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| Another tan-striped white-throated sparrow |
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| It took us a while to see this eastern phoebe - our only flycatcher |
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| American robin |
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| More - let's say eerie - young cedar waxwings |
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| Song sparrow - we kept hoping to see a different species. We did eventually catch a chipping sparrow |
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| And then, this one - a white-crowned sparrow... |
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| ...who gave us a few good looks towards the end of the day. A new bird for my life list. |
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| This bird caught our eye and was visible for quite a while, but we were all quite puzzled about what it could be |
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| Of course, we really wanted to identify it so we could add it to the list |
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| In the end, it was this photo with a bit of observation about its behavior that allowed us to identify it as a female red-winged blackbird |
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