Since cold weather first hit here, we have had the following bird species at our feeders or in the yard: Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Pileated, Hairy, Downy, Red-bellied, and Flicker woodpeckers, American Crow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cooper’s Hawk, Brown Creeper, Great Horned Owl, and Dark-eyed Junco. Flyovers have been Canada Goose, Mallard, and Ring-billed Gull. We’re waiting species we usually see: Mourning Dove, and maybe Red-breasted Nuthatch (here the past two winters). Shown is the Cooper’s Hawk. We also have seen frigatebirds, Yucatan Jays, Great Kiskadees, Hooded Orioles, and several species of warblers that breed in Minnesota but winter in the 80-degree temps of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, where these latter birds were seen. Birds look even better than usual at that temp. Here is a Yucatan Jay photo. This is a juvenile, as indicated by the yellow bill. 

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