Hermit Thrush
Once again, the snow was still frozen, and after slipping a couple of times near the golf course pond, I decided to bird from the plowed sidewalk where I had seen the male and female Cassiar Juncos. I ended up with at least 22 avian species.
Hermit Thrush
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird and House Sparrows
A very yellow-orange House Finch
A very yellow-orange House Finch
A very yellow-orange House Finch
A very yellow-orange House Finch
I wanted to try for better photos of the male and female Cassiar Juncos, so I took lots of sparrow and junco photos with plans to sort them out during computer processing.
Male, Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco
Female/first winter male, Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco
Female/first winter male, Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco
I think that the next Dark-eyed Junco is the one I had been seeing, and identified it as a female Cassiar Junco. It's dark bib clearly curves upwards at the sides of its breast.
Female, Cassiar Dark-eyed Junco
Female, Cassiar Dark-eyed Junco
Female, Cassiar Dark-eyed Junco
Female, Cassiar Dark-eyed Junco
Female, Cassiar Dark-eyed Junco
Female, Cassiar Dark-eyed Junco
I saw a male Dark-eyed Junco that I think is the same one identified as a Cassiar with a dark hood and bib. This time, shadows from lighting were not an issue. At one point it encountered a Slate-colored male, and they had a bit of a dispute. Note the difference in flank feather colors. One of the photos shows them fighting in the air, with the Cassiar in front. I don't know if more can be gleaned from this photo, but their tail feathers look different to me.
Male, Cassiar Dark-eyed Junco
Male, Cassiar Dark-eyed Junco
Males, Cassiar and Slate-colored Dark-eyed Juncos
Males, Cassiar and Slate-colored Dark-eyed Juncos
And I saw several of our winter flock of Chipping Sparrows. A couple of them had buffy colored throats.
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
One of the Chipping Sparrows looked unusual to me as it had a very bold mustache.
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow