Even more neighbourhood wildlife

To continue to report on wildlife sightings in my area, here are a few more (including new photos of species already mentioned).

Brown Creeper

Chipping Sparrow

Raven and Crow

White-throated Sparrow

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Hermit Thrush

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Bee

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Northern Cardinal

And below is another shot of the Cooper's Hawk.  I have found their new nest and watched one pulling bark off a tree to carry it to the nest.  I guess they are in an early stage of preparing it.

I will just mention two other birds that were seen but not photographed:  a Common Flicker and a Brown Thrasher.

I look forward to more species as migration progresses!

More neighbourhood wildlife!

Immature Broad-winged Hawk

It has been very exciting to find even more great wildlife while touring my neighbourhood.  The Broad-winged Hawk pictured above is a perfect example. Actually two such hawks were seen together which makes me wonder if they will be nesting.  I have already found a Cooper's Hawk nest and will devote future blog posts to both these species.

Male and female Mallards

White-breasted Nuthatch

A pair of these nuthatches has been scouting out a few tree cavities and trying them on for size.  I will continue to keep an eye out for an active nest.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

American Tree Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

European Starling

American Kestrel

I was thrilled to see a Kestrel.  This beautiful little falcon is on the decline and this is the first one I have seen in several years.