Another great firstbird survey today. Our thanks goes out to everyone that took part. It's a great list -- be sure to check it out below. (photo of a Muscovy Duck -- which entered our list for the first time today -- by Lee Karney/USFWS)

Acorn Woodpecker, Raymond, CA,

Acorn woodpecker, Julian CA, Flying up into an oak tree!

Allen's Hummingbird, Backyard waterfall, Have seen several this year.

Allen's Hummingbird, Pasadena, CA.,

American Avocet, Heritage Palms Golf Club Indio,Ca, A group of around 15 took off from pond

American Crow, Woodland, CA,

American Crow, Pacific Grove, CA,

American Crow on my suet feeder. Shoo!,

American Crow, Simi Valley Ca. LOVE the crows,

American Crow-La Mesa, CA--heard, not seen!,

Anna's 

Anna's Hummer here in Humboldt Co. at my feeder...,

Anna's Hummingbird, Redlands, CA,

Anna's Hummingbird, Boulder Creek, CA, Seems to be a new little one at feeders

Anna's hummingbird, Redwood City, CA, female in the birdbath

Anna's Hummingbird, Calabasas, CA,

Anna's Hummingbird, Gustine, California,

Anna's hummingbird, Sacramento, Praying mantis on feeder/ relocated him.

Anna's hummingbird 

Anna's hummingbird - San Diego,

Anna's hummingbird :) 

Anna's hummingbird, defending its territory in my backyard, Chico, CA.

Anna's Hummingbird, Los Altos, CA,

Ball of Starlings...La Palma, CA,

Barn Owl 1:37 am Petaluma, Ca,

Bewick wren, Highland Park,

bird in a tree, in a tree,

Black Phoebe, San Bernardino, Resident bird, known since a chick

Black Phoebe on a telephone wire near a salt water marsh in San Diego.

Black-chinned Hummingbird, Oakland, CA, residential area,

Blue Jay, In my yard,  NW ARkansas,

blue jay in front yard in georgia,

blue Jay! 

Brewers Blackbird (good Friday omen as I work for a brewery) flying overhead, SF Eastbay.

brown pigeons., Hollywood in a dirt hill., My dog scared them away.

brown thrasher 

Bully Boy, an Allen's Hummingbird who spends the entire day guarding our feeder--and chasing off the competition! Hills above Whittier.

Bushtits, Garden Grove, CA, busily doing what bushtits do

Bushtits, Woodland Hills, CA,

Ca. Quail - again. 

Calif. Towhee, My backyard, in the persimmion tree., In Claremont, CA.

California Gull 

California Quail, San Marcos, California,

California Quail - Woodacre, CA,

California towhee, on my back deck..., Inverness

California Towhee, Santa rosa, ca, Backyard

California Towhee, Alameda, CA,

California Towhee, Alameda, CA,

California Towhee, Alameda, CA,

California Towhee, Alameda, CA,

California Towhee 

California towhee! 

Canada geese, lafayette 

Carbonero Creek, Scotts Valley, CA,

chestnut-backed chickadee, Forestville, CA,

chickadee 

Chickadee - solo, acting like a creeper,

cooper's hawk! Immature. 

Crow, San Francisco,

crow and lesser goldfinch flew by and an anna's hummingbird is hangin out in his regular tree outside my condo squeakin' away. Tustin, CA. (:

Crow. 

Crow. Ubiquitous! 

Crows, actually.... 

Dark eyed junco! 

Do my chickens count? Otherwise it was a Mourning Dove.,

ducks flying 

First heard: crow; first seen: hawk. Sebastopol, CA.,

Gambel's quail. 

Geese flying south along the 101 in Ventura.,

Gila Woodpecker, back porch hummingbird feeder, Brat bird raids feeder loudly!

GILA WOODPECKER, GOODYEAR AZ, THEY ARE VERY PRETTY,

Gold Finch, Watsonville, Ca.,

great blue heron perched on someone's patio across from my family's apartment... pretty crazy for being in the city!

Great Blue Heron, Arbuckle, CA,

Great Horned Owl before dawn this morning!,

GREATTAIL GRACKLE..Of course, this is TEXAS and they grow larger here. The mother nested in a big pine off the patio and I have had the pleasure of enjoying the 1 juvenile that survived.

Green Heron on Copsey Creek,

green parrots we have in so cal!,

House Finch, Rodeo, Ca, My Bird Feeder

House Finch, Long Beach,

House Sparrow & a White wing Dove .,

house sparrow... (how original!),

Hummingbird, Outside my dining room window., It seemed to be feeding from my roses.

Hummingbird 

Hummingbird and heard a Crow caw,

Hummingbird asking for more food,

hummingbird on a porch feeder and trumpet vines in Yuba City.,

hummingbird outside my living room window.,

Hummingbird, Mojave Desert :),

hummingbirds 

Hummingbirds (3), Vacaville, CA, Don't know what type.

Hummingbirds! Every morning, about 3-4 of them chase each other away from the feeder. It always so relaxing to watch them:).

Hummingbirds.. 

I fed the Horde (of House Finches). Say no more...,

in the wild: mocking bird flying around, los angeles, california. in my house: amazon saying "bwaaak bwaaak bwaaak helloooooooooooo bwaaak bwaaak bwaaak", los angeles, california. but last night i was hearing some barn owls

Just went outside now to find a bird. We live in a forest full of birds but it's so hot out there are none to be seen.

Killdeer, Jurupa Valley,

Killdeer in Jurupa Valley 

Least Bell's Vireo~~~!!!!! 

Lesser Gold Fench 

Lesser Goldfinch, Goleta, CA, on my sock feeder

Lesser goldfinch, San Diego backyard canyon, feeder

lesser goldfinch on feeder, huntington beach, ca,

Mocking Bird, On a power line over my neighbors wall, Awsome as usual

Mocking birds, My back yard, in the mulberry bushes, They nest in back yard trees

mockingbird in my tree, Antelope Valley, California,

morning dove up on the telephone wire ......,

Mountain chickadee, Pine Mtn Club, Ca,

Mourning Dove, San Diego,

Mourning Dove, Bakersfield, CA (suburban front yard),

Mourning Dove Couple, Beverly Hills, These amazing birds are truly virtuous

Mourning dove, Orange County,

Mourning Dove, Redding, CA.,

mourning doves, la mesa, california, waiting on the wires for the cats to lea

Mourning Doves! Family of 8.,

Mourning Doves, 7 pairs, Garden Grove, Ca, They were really Quiet today

Muscovy  

Northern Cardinal on my balcony railing waiting for me to serve them breakfast.A mated pair. Male and female

northern mocking birds, French Camp ,CA,

Nuttall's woodpecker, in our backyard, it was on a birdhouse made by my brother

Oak Tit Mouse in oak woodlands at 3800' above Kern River Valley

Oak Titmouse, http://obs.astro.ucla.edu/towercam.htm, :-)

Oak Titmouse 

Osprey, first bird during survey at Pinecrest Lake, CA,

peacock :) 

Pigeons! 

Pygmy Nuthatch! 

Quail, Arcata, CA; backyard,

Raven, Sebastopol CA,

Raven. SF, CA 

red headed woodpecker, in the willow tree in the back yard, rat a tat rat a tat....

Red shouldered hawk! Sac 

red winged blackbird, rural indiana, beautiful

redheaded woodpecker .. ! sign that food is scarce in the forest.,

Ring neck dove, Utility pole, Santa Rosa Ca,

Road Runner 

Rock Pigeon, Sunnyvale, CA,

Say's Phoebe at SDSU in San Diego.,

scrub jay, Back yard, There is a pair and they chase my cat.

Scrub Jay, Central Coast, CA, Heard, not seen

Scrub Jay, Belmont, CA, They woke me up - they are so loud;-)

scrub jay 

Scrub Jay Yosemite, Ca 

Scrub Jay,,,yelling at me this morning. Santa Rosa, ca,

Scub Jay (heard it first) - Shingle Springs, CA,

sparrow that hangs out in the next yard....better watch out for my cats! all 3 of 'em, although the latest is a young'un like u

sparrows and turtle doves 

sparrows, heard crows, and Lucybird the parakeet in the cage next to me!

Sparrows, real original lol 

spotted towhee, Folsom, bike trail,

stellar jay that flew through the bedroom window wanting his morning peanut

stellar jays first thing, and I now have a woodpecker also that comes around, and of course, the little helicopter hummingbirds!

Swallows, Novato, CA, Do they stop in Capistrano on their way

Titmouse coming to my suet feeder outside my kitchen window!,

Titmouse! 

Turkey Vulture, Blue Lake CA, soaring on thermals above the hills

Turkey Vulture soaring on the thermals above the redwoods!,

turkeys! up near Walnut Heights Elementary, in Walnut Creek, CA :)

Two Spice Finches, Mission Viejo, Ca, Four of them come to my feeders daily

western scrub jay with an underbite! Really, his top beak is shorter than his lower beak ;>

Western Wood-Peewee, Backyard, first time. Cottonwood Ca., Yellow Warbler too, birds are moving.

white crowned sparrow 

white-crowned sparrow, Berkeley, CA,