I’m continuing to enjoy the Merlin bird app. I also enjoy watching the birds around the house. We have robins nesting in a big rhodie; I think the eggs have hatched, since I’ve been seeing the robins come in regularly with worms.

We also have Juncos that fledged recently. The parents come for the suet and black oil sunflower seed. The babies, who look more like finches at this point, cluster around begging. They’re starting to pick and peck on their own, at least some.

This week’s bird list (unverified audio ID in italic; newcomers in bold):

• Anna’s Hummingbird
• Barred Owl
• Black headed Grosbeak
• Brown Creeper
• Chickadee, Black-capped
• Chickadee, Chestnut-backed
• Chipping Sparrow
• Crow, American
• Evening Grosbeak
• Flycatcher, Pacific Slope
• Golden-crowned Kinglet
• Junco, Dark-eyed
• Mallard
• Nuthatch, Red-breasted
• Pine Siskin
• Red Crossbill
• Robin
• Song Sparrow
• Stellar’s Jay
• Swainson’s Thrush
• Towhee, Spotted
• Warbler, Wilson’s
• White-crowned sparrow 
• Western Tanager
• Wood Duck
• Wren, Bewick’s
• Wren, Pacific
• Vireo, Warbling

Unlikely IDs by Merlin:

• Spotted Sandpiper

Birds who were here last week who I didn’t see and Merlin didn’t hear this week (any in italics were just based on Merlin, and could be mis-IDs):

• Brown-Headed Cowbird
• Finch, Purple
• Goldfinch, American
• Warbler, Hermit
• Warbler, Yellow-rumped