It was great to see a flock of 6+ Evening Grosbeaks in my yard. A male and two females were at the feeders, and several more remained high in a Ponderosa Pine Tree.

Other birds of note were a Brown Creeper and a Western Tanager Brown Creepers were present most of the winter but had left at least a month ago. This one is likely a new arrival from points north. The Western Tanager was a new yard bird.

Other birds seen are:

Mourning Dove

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird

Western Wood-Pewee

Cassin’s Vireo

Black-capped Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

American Robin

House Finch

American Goldfinch

Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)

Spotted Towhee

Jenny Michaels, Deer Park, WA