January 1st - in my backyard

I had stayed on top of the foot of snow that fell in Flagstaff on New Year's Eve and had my feeders well stocked so I could get my first birds of 2015 from inside the house. According to eBird I had recorded just 24 species in 2014 and removing summer birds only 19 were possible at the start of the year. I managed to see 16 of these on January 1st including a Brown Creeper and a small flock of Cassin's Finches.

Male Cassin's Finch

Female Cassin's Finch