Urban Birding

I continued my chase to get to 150 by the end of the month by trying to add local birds that had eluded me so far. I started out in Doney Park where I know a large flock of Pinyon Jays visits Pam's feeders daily. I drove around for a while but eventually had two of these birds near her yard. I then walked the Urban Trail north of the Frances Short Pond scanning feeders and found a small group of Cassin's Finches. Finally I drove around the area close to Thorpe Park and was eventually rewarded with a Lewis's Woodpecker. It took me the best part of two hours to add three easy species. My total for the year stands at 147.

Cassin's Finch