The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #87684   Message #1796003
Posted By: Metchosin
29-Jul-06 - 03:00 AM
Thread Name: BS: Birdwatching Challenge
Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching Challenge
Well I'm thrilled to pieces. I may not have a large total, but this month I got to see my first ever Black Headed Grosbeak, in fact a pair.

When I first saw the female I initially thought it was a hermit thrush, but the light bar above the eye didn't fit. Although the above linked site says they prefer insects and fruit, they hung around for a couple of weeks pecking away with the juncos and towees at the black sunflower seeds scattered below my feeder. I haven't spotted them for a week, so maybe they got bored with the monotony of the diet.

So...new birds for June and July are:

Bald Eagle
Hairy Woodpecker
Red breasted Nuthatch
Violet Green Swallow and....
Black Headed Grosbeak

For a total of 23 to date.