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Click on pictures for a larger view. You can use arrow keys to step through as a slide show. --- We had some interesting birds around 7 AM on Aug 12. Most interesting was an apparently young male Western Tanager. 
A female Western Tanager came as well, to watch over the youngster. We've been seeing a male Western Tanager fairly regularly all summer, so we infer that there must have been a nest nearby. A Black-headed Grosbeak and several baby Robins were drawn to the water, to bathe and to drink. The pond with its fallling water is a big attraction for the birds. 
We had Cedar Waxwings in the apple tree in March and several visits by Cooper's Hawks, one of them a successful catch followed by lunch on the back fence. Red Crossbills in Nov were new on our yard list. 
Another new happening for us this year was a bunch of hummingbird moths. They were quite numerous for awhile. It's unlikely that we would have failed to spot them in previous years. The woodpeckers and robins are frequent visitors. 
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