2011 September 24 - Bonney Butte

This was a first-time visit to Bonney Butte for many. For others it was the first visit without being fogged in! Excellent weather makes for great birding. Here's the list.

Turkey Vulture. Cathartes aura.

Osprey. Pandion haliaetus.

Sharp-shinned Hawk. Accipiter striatus.

Cooper's Hawk. Accipiter cooperii.

Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis.

Downy Woodpecker. Picoides pubescens.

Black-backed Woodpecker. Picoides arcticus.

Northern Flicker. Colaptes auratus.

Pileated Woodpecker. Dryocopus pileatus.

Pacific-slope Flycatcher. Empidonax difficilis.

Steller's Jay. Cyanocitta stelleri.

Common Raven. Corvus corax.

Mountain Chickadee. Poecile gambeli.

Red-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta canadensis.

Golden-crowned Kinglet. Regulus satrapa.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Regulus calendula.

Townsend's Solitaire. Myadestes townsendi.

Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dendroica coronata.

White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia leucophrys.

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.

Red Crossbill. Loxia curvirostra.

Pine Siskin. Carduelis pinus.