Two new birds at my feeder. It’s been cold and wet today so the feeders have been busy.
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Not the female Cardinal on the left or the Chipping Sparrow on the right
At first glance I thought there was a Western Bluebird. Then I got out the field guide, it had a dark line from beak to eye and white wing bars with a long tail. Sure enough, a Lazuli Bunting.
Photo from Utah Dept. Natural Resources
The other new arrival also had me fooled. A Rufous-Sided Towhee or Oregon Dark-Eyed Junco? No, bigger than a junco with a solid orange breast and white wing bars. Ah, a Black-Headed Grosbeak.
Photo from Utah Dept. Natural Resources
Both these species are migrating northward for the summer. I’m grateful they stopped by to feed on their way.
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Not the female Cardinal on the left or the Chipping Sparrow on the right
At first glance I thought there was a Western Bluebird. Then I got out the field guide, it had a dark line from beak to eye and white wing bars with a long tail. Sure enough, a Lazuli Bunting.
Photo from Utah Dept. Natural Resources
The other new arrival also had me fooled. A Rufous-Sided Towhee or Oregon Dark-Eyed Junco? No, bigger than a junco with a solid orange breast and white wing bars. Ah, a Black-Headed Grosbeak.
Photo from Utah Dept. Natural Resources
Both these species are migrating northward for the summer. I’m grateful they stopped by to feed on their way.