From our backyard, Vancouver, Washington
"Backyard Birds" is just as it says --- a collection of bird images taken around our backyard, located in Vancouver, Washington. This list was begun in March 2008, with images of birds found in the trees in our yard, or images of birds flying overhead. A "feeder" was added during the record-breaking snow of Christmas 2008. This "feeder" varies between peanut-butter suet blocks, thistle socks, and an occasional finch seed block, all hanging from a "T" of PVC pipe.
PLEASE NOTE: For generally better images of the various birds, please click on the bird links within this page. Otherwise, enjoy this page for what it was meant to be, sharing what we enjoy in our backyard.
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"Backyard Birds List:
(66 total, with 58 photographed)
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American Crow ...
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American Goldfinch ...
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American Kestrel ...
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American Robin ...
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Anna's Hummingbird ...
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Bald Eagle (youngster photographed, mature adult seen months earlier, flew low and directly over the house ... very impressive) ...
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Band-tailed Pigeon ...
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Barn Swallow (overhead) ...
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Bewick's Wren ...
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Black-capped Chickadee ...
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Black-headed Grosbeak ...
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Brown-headed Cowbird ...
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Bushtit ...
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Canada Geese (overhead) ...
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Cedar Waxwing ...
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee ...
- Common Raven (overhead, in battle with Crow) ...
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Cooper's Hawk ...
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Downy Woodpecker ...
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Duck (species, overhead) ...
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European Starling ...
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Fox Sparrow ...
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Glaucous-winged Gull ...
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Golden-crowned Kinglet ...
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Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
- Great Blue Heron (4 times, overhead) ...
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Hermit Thrush ...
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Hermit Warbler ...
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House Finch ...
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House Sparrow ...
- House Wren (twice, in bushes) ...
- Killdeer (heard) ...
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Lesser Goldfinch ...
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Merlin ...
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Nashville Warbler ...
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Northern Flicker ...
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Olive-sided Flycatcher ...
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Orange-crowned Warbler ...
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Oregon Junco ... (and Slate-colored Junco) ...
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Pacific-slope Flycatcher ...
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Pine Siskin ...
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Red Crossbill ...
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Red-breasted Nuthatch ...
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Red-breasted Sapsucker ...
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Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Red-winged Blackbird (male, overhead, female in yard, can hear them calling quite often) ...
- Rock Pigeon (flock overhead) ...
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...
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Rufous Hummingbird ...
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Song Sparrow ...
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Spotted Towhee ...
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Steller's Jay ...
- Swainson's Thrush (in yard, edge of trees) ...
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Townsend's Warbler ...
- Swans (overhead, presumably Tundras) ...
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Tree Swallow ...
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Turkey Vulture ...
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Varied Thrush ...
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Vaux's Swift ...
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Warbling Vireo ...
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Western Scrub Jay ...
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Western Tanager ...
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Western Wood-Pewee ...
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White-crowned Sparrow ...
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Wilson's Warbler ...
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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seen at the feeder:
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American Goldfinch ...
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Bewick's Wren ...
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Black-capped Chickadee ...
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Black-headed Grosbeak ...
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Brown-headed Cowbird ...
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Bushtits ...
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee ...
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Downy Woodpecker ...
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European Starling ...
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Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
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Hermit Thrush ...
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House Finch ...
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House Sparrow ...
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Lesser Goldfinch ...
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Northern Flicker ...
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Oregon Junco (and Slate-colored) ...
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Pine Siskin ...
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Red-breasted Nuthatch ...
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Song Sparrow ...
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Spotted Towhee ...
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Steller's Jay ...
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Townsend's Warbler ...
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Western Scrub Jay ...
and the:
- Gray Squirrel ...
and CHECK OUT:
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One overcast day: July 31, 2010
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Digiscoping the feeder: July 26, 2010
and FOR FUN:
- "BIG" Birds
and ALSO CHECK OUT:
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FIRST of the year Backyard Birds: January 1, 2012 !!!
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FIRST of the year Backyard Birds: January 1, 2011 !!!
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FIRST of the year Backyard Birds: January 1, 2010 !!!
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American Crow, April 13, 2008
(from patio)
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American Crow,
Christmas snow storm, December 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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American Goldfinch, March 27, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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American Kestrel, May 25, 2009
(from backyard)
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American Robin, May 2, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Anna's Hummingbird, December 26, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Bald Eagle, youngster, April 8, 2011
(from double-pained picture window)
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Band-tailed Pigeon, May 27, 2010
(from patio)
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Barn Swallow, September 2, 2008
(from front driveway)
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Bewick's Wren, February 8, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Black-capped Chickadee, April 3, 2009
(from backyard)
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Black-headed Grosbeak, July 25, 2010
(through double-paned picture window)
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Brown-headed Cowbird, juvenile, July 31, 2010
(from patio)
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Bushtit, January 25, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Canada Geese, October 1, 2008
(from patio)
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Cedar Waxwing, May 31, 2010
(from backyard)
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee, January 25, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Cooper's Hawk, April 4, 2009
(from backyard)
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Downy Woodpecker, March 27, 2009
(from patio)
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Duck (species), April 16, 2010
(from patio)
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European Starling, May 6, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Fox Sparrow, March 27, 2010
(from patio)
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Glaucous-winged Gull, March 8, 2009
(from patio)
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Golden-crowned Kinglet, November 11, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Golden-crowned Sparrow, April 24, 2010
(from patio)
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Hermit Thrush, October 23, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Hermit Warbler, December 19, 2010
(from patio)
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House Finch, male, May 26, 2008
(from patio)
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House Finch, female, June 19, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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House Sparrow, male, October 22, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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House Sparrow, female, September 21, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Lesser Goldfinch, March 22, 2009
(from patio)
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Merlin, February 3, 2011
(through double-paned picture window)
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Nashville Warbler, April 29, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Northern Flicker, November 15, 2009
(from patio)
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Olive-sided Flycatcher, May 8, 2011
(through double-paned picture window)
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Orange-crowned Warbler, April 27, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Oregon Junco, December 13, 2009
(from patio)
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Slate-colored Junco, December 13, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Pacific-slope Flycatcher, May 8, 2011
(through double-paned picture window)
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Pine Siskin, January 25, 2009
(from back patio)
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Red Crossbills, March 26, 2009
(from patio shooting way across yard)
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Red-breasted Nuthatch, March 22, 2009
(from patio)
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Red-breasted Sapsucker, November 15, 2009
(from patio)
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Red-tailed Hawk, October 4, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet, April 11, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Rufous Hummingbird, April 3, 2009
(from backyard)
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Song Sparrow, May 26, 2008
(from backyard)
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Spotted Towhee, May 27, 2010
(from backyard)
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Steller's Jay, February 15, 2009
(from patio)
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Steller's Jay,
Christmas snow storm, December 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Townsend's Warbler, March 7, 2009
(from patio)
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Tree Swallow, July 13, 2010
(from patio)
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Turkey Vulture, August 27, 2011
(from patio)
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Varied Thrush, November 14, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Vaux's Swift, May 10, 2011
(from patio)
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Warbling Vireo, May 14, 2011
(through double-paned picture window)
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Western Scrub Jay, April 11, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Western Tanager, male, May 31, 2010
(from backyard)
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Western Tanager, female, May 27, 2010
(from backyard)
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Western Wood-Pewee, May 25, 2010
(from patio)
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White-crowned Sparrow, April 24, 2010
(from patio)
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Wilson's Warbler, May 3, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Yellow-rumped Warbler, April 26, 2009
(from patio)
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American Goldfinch, March 27, 2009
(from patio)
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Bewick's Wren, January 27, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Black-capped Chickadee, January 25, 2009
(from back patio)
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Black-headed Grosbeak, May 16, 2010
(through double-paned picture window)
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Brown-headed Cowbird, juvenile, July 31, 2010
(from patio)
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Bushtits, January 24, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee, January 25, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Downy Woodpecker, March 27, 2009
(from patio)
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European Starling, April 1, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Golden-crowned Sparrow, April 24, 2010
(from patio)
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Hermit Thrush, January 9, 2010
(through double-paned picture window)
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House Finch, April 6, 2009
(from backyard)
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House Sparrow, September 6, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Lesser Goldfinch, March 18, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Northern Flicker, October 24, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Oregon Junco, December 13, 2009
(from patio)
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Pine Siskin, January 25, 2009
(from back patio)
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Red-breasted Nuthatch, January 27, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Song Sparrow, March 8, 2009
(from patio)
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Spotted Towhee, November 30, 2011
(through double-paned picture window)
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Steller's Jay, February 16, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Townsend's Warbler, March 7, 2009
(from patio)
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Western Scrub Jay, May 16, 2009
(from patio)
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American Robin, June 15, 2008 ...
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Eastern Gray Squirrel ...
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Eastern Gray Squirrel, May 6, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Eastern Gray Squirrel, May 26, 2008
(from backyard)
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