If you’ve been to see us, you know that we record these birds on a whiteboard by the viewing window. The handwriting on the board is varied, as staff, volunteers, and even visitors will jot down the common name of birds they see. This month, against the final changes in foliage, we noted:
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Blue Jay
- Evening Grosbeak
- Black-capped chickadee
- American Goldfinch
- White-crowned sparrow
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Purple Finch (male)
- American Crow
- Mourning Dove
- Downy Woodpecker
- White-throated Sparrow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Brown Creeper
- Fox Sparrow
- Ruffed Grouse
- Song Sparrow
- Rusty Blackbirds (unless they were Common Grackles?)