Immature cedar waxwing in honeysuckle
We've had a crazy amount of birds passing through our yard these last few days, mostly feeding on our saskatoon, honeysuckle and cotoneaster bushes.
Waxwing in cotoneaster bush
Two days ago we had flocks of robins, cedar waxwings, and pine siskins passing through. Along with them came yellow-rumped and orange-crowned warblers and ruby-crowned kinglets. Northern flickers, a red-nap ed sapsucker and a hairy woodpecker showed up. Chipping sparrows and a few white-crowned sparrows. A creeper. Western tanager. The usual juncos , chickadees and a single house finch. Some unwelcome rock pigeons. . Finally a single American goldfinch.
Caught in the act
Bird of the Day was this Anna's hummingbird, a first for our yard, which showed up after the rufous and calliope hummingbirds have left to go south.
Immature Anna's hummingbird at the feeder
Yesterday we had many of the same birds, as well as a drab female or immature lazuli bunting and a white-throated sparrow.
Annas hummingbirds also sighted by many people in Smithers this year.
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