Birds in my Garden

Black Phoebes (Sayornis nigricans) are now hunting where the House Wrens and Towhees foraged three months ago. They are insect eaters and perch on twigs and survey the garden.

The Bushtits (Psaltiparus minimus) travel in small flocks and come chattering to each other in the foliage, picking at insects in the leaves. They are tiny, grey, pouffy birds, the males have black eyes, the females, white.

I usually hear the Western Scrub Jay (Apbelocoma californica) before I see it, a noisy bird. They are omnivores and are especially fond of my neighbors who leave out bird seeds.