One of my birding stops today was the Milwaukee Community Garden off of Rawson Ave in Milwaukee County. I hung out there for a while and enjoyed all the different species of birds picking and eating weed seeds off the dead stalks. The roads were open and I made a few passes though there. No sign of the Northern Shrike but a few Red-tailed Hawks were in the area. All these birds work way to hard! Images were taken on November 23, 2015.
Northern Cardinal, male
Northern Cardinal, female
White-crowned Sparrow, male eating weed seeds
White-crowned Sparrow, adult eating weed seeds
White-crowned Sparrow, adult getting that seed!
White-crowned Sparrow, adult eating weed seeds
White-crowned Sparrow, juvenile eating weed seeds
White-crowned Sparrow, juvenile
White-crowned Sparrow, juvenile
American Tree Sparrow picking and eating weed seeds
American Tree Sparrow picking and eating weed seeds
American Tree Sparrow
House Finch, male
American Goldfinch picking and eating seeds
American Goldfinch picking and eating seeds
American Goldfinch picking and eating seeds
American Goldfinch picking and eating seeds
American Goldfinch picking and eating seeds
American Goldfinch at takeoff
American Tree Sparrow eating weed seeds
American Tree Sparrow eating weed seeds
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow adult on alert!
Jim, regarding the White-crowned Sparrows, it’s the adults, of either sex, that have the white crown-stripes. The immatures — what you have labeled as females — do not.
How great that we can enjoy these birds! Thanks so much for sharing the beautiful photos.