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: most all of these images are taken through a double-pane plate-glass picture window heavily marked with bugs on the outside and smudged with doggie nose prints on the inside. For generally better images of the various birds, please click on the bird links within this page. And even other birds can be found by clicking on "Complete Bird List" or "RidgefieldBirds.com" above. Otherwise, enjoy this page for what it was meant to be.
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"Backyard Birds Photo List"
- American Crow ...
- American Goldfinch ...
- American Kestrel ...
- American Robin ...
- Anna's Hummingbird ...
- Barn Swallow (overhead) ...
- Bewick's Wren ...
- Black-capped Chickadee ...
- Bushtit ...
- Canada Geese (overhead) ...
- Cedar Waxwing ...
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee ...
- Cooper's Hawk (overhead) ...
- Downy Woodpecker ...
- European Starling ...
- Fox Sparrow ...
- Glaucous-winged Gull (overhead) ...
- Golden-crowned Kinglet ...
- Hermit Thrush ...
- House Finch ...
- House Sparrow ...
- Lesser Goldfinch ...
- Merlin ...
- Nashville Warbler ...
- Northern Flicker ...
- Orange-crowned Warbler ...
- Oregon Junco ... (and Slate-colored Junco) ...
- Pine Siskin ...
- Red Crossbill ...
- Red-breasted Nuthatch ...
- Red-breasted Sapsucker ...
- Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...
- Rufous Hummingbird ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Spotted Towhee ...
- Steller's Jay ...
- Townsend's Warbler ...
- Varied Thrush ...
- Western Scrub Jay ...
- Western Tanager ...
- Wilson's Warbler ...
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
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seen at the feeder:
- American Goldfinch ...
- Bewick's Wren ...
- Black-capped Chickadee ...
- Bushtits ...
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee ...
- Downy Woodpecker ...
- European Starling ...
- Hermit Thrush ...
- House Finch ...
- House Sparrow ...
- Lesser Goldfinch ...
- Northern Flicker ...
- Oregon Junco ...
- Pine Siskin ...
- Red-breasted Nuthatch ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Steller's Jay ...
- Townsend's Warbler ...
- Western Scrub Jay ...
seen but no photos:
- Black-headed Grosbeak (female, perched on top of feeder) ...
- Ducks (all the time, overhead, undetermined which kind) ...
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (on ground) ...
- Great Blue Heron (overhead) ...
- House Wren (or Winter Wren, just NOT the Bewick's, in bushes, twice) ...
- Killdeer (heard) ...
- Lazuli Bunting (in tree) ...
- Red-winged Blackbird (male, overhead) ...
- Swans (overhead, presumably Tundras) ...
- Tree Swallow (overhead) ...
and the:
- Gray Squirrel ...
and CHECK OUT:
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FIRST of the year Backyard Birds: January 1, 2010 !!!
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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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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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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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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 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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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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Bushtit, January 25, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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Bushtits, June 15, 2008
(from patio)
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Canada Geese, October 1, 2008
(from patio)
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Cedar Waxwing, May 18, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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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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European Starling, May 6, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Fox Sparrow, February 10, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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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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Hermit Thrush, October 23, 2009
(through double-paned picture window)
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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, female, September 21, 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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Lesser Goldfinch, March 22, 2009
(from patio)
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Merlin, October 27, 2008
(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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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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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, April 27, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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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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Varied Thrush, November 14, 2009
(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, April 29, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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Western Tanager, female, October 12, 2008
(through double-paned picture window)
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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 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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