Many New Baby Birds

Today we saw a huge influx of immature birds, out of their nests for the first day, maybe. There were 4 nuthatches, along with their parent bird, sitting on branches around one of the feeders. They sat perfectly still, two of them even sat crowded close together and moved their heads and beaks around in sychronized movement. They seemed like Siamese nuthatches. Not much moving around, just sitting and waiting for food and further instructions. Also saw more pine siskins than ever, and chickadees that looked quite fuzzy and almost grubby. Several times this evening we saw the golden-crowned kinglet. Around 3 pm we had a flyover by a Northern harrier. Also had a visit from a female crossbill to our birdbath. It's been a busy day.

A family member from CA sent this picture today. Exotic and amazing looking bird - white-tailed kite, our book calls it the black-shouldered kite. Very beautiful.