In the past few days I have seen these "regulars" in my yard west of Cheney: mountain chickadee, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, pygmy nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, Northern flicker, American goldfinch, American robin, house finch, red-winged blackbird, western bluebird, tree swallow, spotted towhee, Say's phoebe, black-billed magpie, song sparrow, and European starling. Recent arrivals include white-crowned sparrow and ruby-crowned kinglet. A short walk from my house (.25 mi) I saw Wilson's snipe, mallard, Canada goose, cinnamon teal, and one of the yellowlegs. I am waiting for the yellow-headed blackbirds and soras.

Lisa Langelier