I live on 5 acres near Palisades Park - it's been very busy around my yard lately.

A single Lazuli Bunting on May 5 and a pair hanging around on May 6.

Lots of the usual customers hanging around the neighborhood - Calliope and Black-Chinned Hummingbirds, Juvenile Great Horned Owls, and a juvenile accipiter (Sharp-Shinned or Cooper’s Hawk).

I've had Yellow-headed Blackbird - male and female - hanging around this week. Common bird for this region, but an unusual visitor for my back yard.

Jim Patten