Over the last few days the Portland area was hit with a lot of snow...a lot for us anyhow. Its hard to tell how many inches are in my backyard because the wind blew the light dry snow around a lot. I estimate we got 8 inches. Last night there was freezing rain which created some pretty ice and a crusty layer on the snow.
I spent time indoors taking photos through the window. Out of the 18 species I logged in the backyard today, Juncos are the predominant bird.
This Spotted Towhee was quite interested in a filbert I tossed out for the jays. After eye-ing it suspiciously, he finally flew off with one.
Today I counted more Golden-crowned Sparrows than I have any other day this winter. I
noted 7 individuals at one point. They are cooperative for photos and pose nicely.
The temperatures are warming and it looks like this will all melt off soon.
Pretty! Serious sparrow party happened over here too. The towhee shots are my favorites.
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