Great turnout for today's Firstbird survey, particularly given that many of you are getting reach to head out for a long holiday weekend. We had more than 160 sightings reported today, which is a lot, from all over California and beyond. A quick glance at the list shows a lot of Mockingbirds, Mourning Doves, and Scrub Jays. Be sure to check out the whole list. This morning was particularly good for bird diversity, so lots of different kinds of birds. Thanks for participating! (Northern Mockingbird, photo by Calibas, via Wikipedia)

Abert's Towhee 

American Robin, Oakland, CA, rediential area, 

Anna's Hummingbird, Apartment Courtyard, Northridge CA, 

Anna's Hummingbird in Upland,CA 

Anna's hummingbird, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA. 

Anna's Hummingbird, Mockingbird, Crow.... the usual suspects! Granada Hills ,CA 

Band-tailed Pigeon, near Susanville CA, 

Bewick's Wren, Belmont, CA, 

Big metal chicken. Does that count? 

Black and Yellow Oriole! 

Black Chinned Humming Bird, Sequim Washington., At my feeder.  Also have rufus right now

Black phoebe, L.A. 90065, Nesting in the eaves by the chimney

Black-billed Magpie, Durango, CO 

Blackbird, On the roof of my house, 

Blackbird, Yard, Also bluejays, pigeons and woodpecker

Black-capped Chickadee, Crescent Springs kentucky, 

Black-capped chickadee, Mountain View, CA 

Blue Jay, In my back yard eating a big bug, They are great pest contol.

Brewer's Blackbird, Playa Vista, CA, 

Broad-winged Hawk - Superior, Wisconsin 

brown headed cowbird stopped by for a drink at the birdbath in my yard. While mom's drink turned into a bath, the baby "tasted" the leaves on a purple coneflower growing within reach. 

Bullocks oriole! They are everywhere in the Sierra foothills this year. 

Bushtit, Pasadena - residence near Eaton Canyon, 

Bushtit came knocking on my window. 

California Gull, gliding overhead, Long Beach CA :D 

California quail, on a fence in my front yard Inverness CA, 

California quail, Inverness, California 

California Thrashers today. But it was that damn Ground Squirrel that made me get up and go out. Chirpin' Rodent! 

California Towhee, Templeton, CA, 

California Towhee, backyard - Tarzana, CA, a pair in our garden year round

California Towhee, Berkeley, CA, 

California Towhee, which almost hit me when it flew by! 

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee, Hayward, Ca, 

Chestnut-backed chickadee, eating sunflower seeds in Napa, CA. 

Clarks's grebes at beautiful Lake Santa Margarita in Cen Cal. 

cliff swallow, La Mision, B.C. Mexico, 4 nests under our eaves

Common crow very loud and pushy in Berkeley, California. 

Common crow, actually two of them crowing at us while we walked the dogs! Vista, CA. 

Cooper sparrow on backyard feeder, central coast of california 

Crow, Los Osos, Trying to get into feeder

Crow, SF Backyard, 

crow, a magpie, and a mockingbird, Elverta CA, 

Crows! they had a lot to say! 

crows, washing their breakfast in my birdbath on the deck. 

Downy Woodpecker, Orange,Ca, Drilling the fence

downy woodpecker on the long trunk of a nearby palm. 

european starling, on my neighbor's roof, northern CA, nest is under her eaves - fun to watch!

finches, a family that lives on my front pourch. Bosque, NM 

Golden House sparrow :) 

Goldfinch feeding frenzy in the front yard, mockingbird staking his claim on my pear tree in the back yard. Norco, CA 

Goldfinch fledgling, Bakersfield, CA, 

Goldfinch male, On the Niger sack, He invited his friends to eat.

Great Blue Heron flying by as we drove through Morgan Hill, CA 

Great egret, rice fields outside Biggs, CA, Lots of them!

Green finch. I think? 

Grosbeak oriole has been hanging out here the few days, he was hanging out this morning on the "Red Hot Pokers" (a plant) checking out the yard from his perch! Tehachapi, CA 

Hooded Oreole, Nectar feeder, Brilliant Orange

Hooded oriole, Goleta, CA, in palm trees above swimming pool

Hooded Oriole, female, at one of my hummingbird feeders, 

House Finch, Backyard feeder, 

house finch, Arcata (Manila), CA, on my feeder

House finch, Santa Paula, Ca, 

house finch in Newport Beach, CA. She was perched on top of my kitchen window feeder. I put one way reflective film so I can see them but they don't see me. She seemed to be admiring and trying to engage in conversation the pretty little bird in the reflection. Such sweet little chirps and demure poses. :),

House finch on the niger seed i put out. Tustin, CA 

House Finches, Cal. Towhees, Mourning Doves and a family of Cotton tail Wabbits. (: Villa Park, CA 

House Sparrow, San Francisco - Hawthorne St., 

House sparrow, Lafayette, CA, Under the tables at Noah's bagles

House sparrow fledgling, front yard, Maryland, They're everywhere right now

House Sparrows, El Segundo, CA, 

House Sparrows. Meh... 

hummer on the edge of the nest this morninig...time for it to fly away now...=-( 

humming bird here in San Rafael, CA. I couldn't get close enough to tell what kind. 

Hummingbird, At flowers in front yard, Wish I knew what kind!

Hummingbird ( Norwalk , Ca ) 

hummingbird I recently started feeding~ he buzzed me 

hummingbirds at tree feeder. Yuba city CA. Must get drinks before today's heat. 

I couldn't see it but it was chirping like crazy!!!!!! My puppies were curious! (: 

In the house our umbrella cockatoo, backyard our red-tail hawk, on way to work wild parrots 

Junco, Welches, Oregon on Mt. Hood, very friendly little guy :)

Kildeer, Escalon CA, much ado associated

Kingfisher in King Salmon, CA I have already heard Osprey and doves too 

Lawrence's Goldfinch 

Lazuli bunting, Hunters, WA. 

lesser goldfinches  & a scrub jay, Backyard feeder & tree in Tujunga, 

Lesser goldfinches in south riverside county. 

Magpies, crows, and a scrub Jay in South Natomas, Sacramento. 

magpies, yellowbilled!, sacramento, also saw one yesterday

Male Lawrence's finches, backyard Cottonwood, Ca., visited last yr. too, don't stay long

Mallard duck couple in Walnut Creek, CA 

Mallards, Richmond, CA, 

Mocking bird, newcastle, 

mockingbird, sacramento, 

Mockingbird, On top of utility pole, Heard him first - singing his heart out!

Mockingbird, Quartz Hill  CA, 

mockingbird 

Mockingbird 

mockingbird in my backyard 

mockingbird in my backyard 

Mockingbird., Atascadero, California, Singing his little heart out.

Mockingbird. 

Mockingbirds. I have fledglings in my back yard 

Morning doves at Fresno CA , waddling in front of me during my morning walk 

Mountain chickadees, in and out of the nest box feeding their babies, who raise a ruckus as they food comes in. They are close to fledging! South Lake Tahoe, CA. 

mourning dove, Simi Valley CA, front yard, 

mourning dove, Tujunga, CA, sitting on a power line

Mourning Dove, Bakersfield, Flock of 6

Mourning Dove, Wofford Heights, California, Sad song to start the day

Mourning Dove, Raymond California, 

Mourning Dove, Manhattan Beach, 

Mourning Doves, Yuba City, She is sitting on eggs

mourning doves in Irvine, CA. 

muscovy 

My budgie :D 

my first bird is always my pet parrot, the Red Belly named Buddy. My first wild bird is almost always a Mockingbird. 

My red lored amazon, ha ha. it was too hot for the birds today in the desert. 

northern mocking bird. 

Oak Titmouse, bird feeder, Los Gatos CA, Love the pointy headfeathers.

Peach fronted Conure, outside dove 

Pied wagtail 

Pigeon, El Cerrito BART, 

Pigeon, El Cerrito BART, 

pigeon, in my backyard.... I hear them chirping away outside my door! 

pygmy nuthatches on our suet block!! Scotts Valley, CA 

Raven, Roof of the shed, 

Raven apparently hiding from the screech owl in Flagstaff! :) 

Raven, Oak titmouse and bushtits. Lake Forest, CA 

Ravens in Hesperia CA 

red house finch, outside my office window, feeding w/ 0+ on seed knocked from feedr

red red red robbin: wake up wake up get out of bed.... Paradise CA, along with CA towhees 

red shafted flicker, sweet home, oregon, in our front yard early this am

Red Whiskered Bulbul in Pasadena, CA. That's 2 Friday firsts in a row. 

Red-Breasted Sapsucker, King's Canyon CA, In the campground working on a shrub

Red-crowned Parrots (A. viridigenalis), Garden Grove, CA, in the trees, squawking amongst themselves.

Roadrunner

robin, Ashland, Ohio, 

Robin in my frontyard in Antelope, CA. 

robin...which is the usual since a couple has claimed our yard to raise their young. 

Rock Pigeon, Los Angeles, 

rows, Sebastopol, CA, 

Screech Owl hunting ravens! Novato, CA 

Scrub Jay, near chicken coop, Shingletown, CA, 

Scrub jay, Newcastle, 

scrub jay, Red Bluff, CA, It was picking on a young brown bird.

Scrub Jay Fledgling - Sacramento 

Scrub Jay Highland Park 

Song sparrow, Sitting on my pickup mirror, He seems to be courting his reflection

Steller Jay squawking away. :-) 

Swift 

Towee, Redwood City CA, At bird feeder

Towhee in Santa Rosa, CA 

Western Screech Owl, Carmichael, CA, Saw 2 at dawn, heard 2 more nearby!

Western Scrub Jay, My backyard, Petaluma CA, 

White-Breasted Nuthatch, my backyard in Copperopolis, Heard it's call first

White-crowned Sparrow, A mile SW of Blue Lake CA,