One of the attractive features of this theme, Orvis, is the portfolio option. I chose to use this feature as a way to create a photographic yard list of the birds, butterflies and other creatures that frequent the gardens at Valley View. Each will have its own project. I’d love to hear from others who have started photographic lists. It would be interesting to compare and contrast the similarities and differences. Bonnie Michelle
Number of birds photographed – 49
Additional sightings but no photos: Mallard Duck, Wood Duck, Great Blue Heron Black-throated Blue Warbler and Eagle
American Robin on Eastern Red CedarAmerican Robin hatchlings in nest under deckCatbird on sumacNorthern Mocking BirdAmerican Starlings on sumac
Cedar Waxwings in Black WalnutMale Baltimore Oriole on sumac June 4, 2018
MAY 21, 2018 Female Baltimore Oriole in Honeysuckle bushMale Ruby-throated Hummingbird resting on sumacSEPTEMBER 14, 2018 Female Ruby throated hummingbird in pear treeBlack-capped Chickadee
Song Sparrow
White-throated SparrowChipping Sparrow
Junco on Thread-leaf cypressRuby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned KingletBlue-grey Gnatcatcher in sumac September 2018
Blue Jay on sumacIndigo BuntingEastern Bluebird on sumac
Downy Woodpecker on sumac June 24, 2018
Hairy WoodpeckerPileated WoodpeckerYellow-bellied Sap Sucker
Flicker feeding on sumacBlack-throated Green Warbler on sunflower seed headBlack and White warbler on Bush HoneysuckleYellow-rumped WarblerChestnut-sided warbler in sumac September 2018Blackburnian Warbler in sumac September 2018Male American Redstart in sumac 2018Female American Redstart in Norway pine September 2018
Male and female Gold finchHouse Finch in Pine TreeRose-breasted Grosbeak at feeder
Female CardinalMale Cardinal on SumacWhite Breasted NuthatchRed-breasted nuthatch on suet feeder January 2019Titmouse on Thread-leaf cypressBrown-headed CowbirdCarolina WrenHouse Wren ready to feed her babiesEastern Towhee eating sunflower seedsFemale Eastern TowheeEastern PhoebeEastern Phoebe hatchlingsScarlet Tanager in sumac September 2018Mourning Dove
American Crow on sumacWild Turkey in lower gardens April 2018Turkey Vulture in Black Walnut treeCooper’s Hawk with its prey, a Mourning DoveRed-tailed HawkJULY 12, 2018 Redtail hawk on sumac