Yardbirds: homespun Plethora of Plumage  : Very much like your yard most anywhere in Southern California
updated 03-15-2021  2 birds added
Back yard birds, front yard birds, flyovers and birds seen looking out the window.
This is a Sir Plus page. The old dude was sorta laid up and spending a lot of time in the yard; even naming some of the regular visitors.
​Santa Rosa Plateau fire pictures on bottom.- the good(firefighters) the bad(fire) and the ugly(ravaged lands)- ​
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03-05-2021 Purple Finch - Just out front small group of about 10 have enjoyed the feast for a week or more

03-05-2021 Purple Finch - female seen just out front

03-07-2021 Lawrence's Goldfinch - 5 to 10 seen working the park grass just out front

03-08-2021 Cedar Waxwing - sometime seen is groups darting back and forth over the yard and park.

03-07-2021 Lawrence's Goldfinch female - 5 to 10 seen working the park grass just out front

03-08-2021 Cedar Waxwing - sometime seen is groups hanging out in tall trees in yard and or in park.

12-23-2020 Lincoln's Sparrow -- another first time visitor; and now has become a regular

11-25-2020 Clay-colored Sparrow, hanging out in backyard with White-crowned Sparrows

11-21-2020 Ruby-crowned Kinglet front yard on 21st back yard on 23rd.

11-09-2020 White-throated Sparrow Chehsi the bird with the Cheshire cat smile

11-25-2020 Clay-colored Sparrow

11-21-2020 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

11-12-2020 Pine Siskin

11-10-2020 Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow Chehsi a rare bird for this area first seen 11-07-2020

10-13-2020 Golden-crowned Sparrow

10-13-2020 Golden-crowned Sparrow

05-07-2020 Lawrence's Goldfinch, Front yard near creek, Murrieta

04-25-2020 Bell's Vireo, near the creek just in front of house, Murrieta

03-28-2020 Indian Peafowl, We hear these birds "Me-yow" every day from front yard. 15 or so live wild across the creek, Murrieta

05-09-2020 Say's Phoebe, always works the front yard. And has stopped by the back yard each evening the last week.

04-26-2020 California Towhee, Nesting in the side yard.

04-25-2020 Bewick's Wren -- near the creek just in front of house, Murrieta

03-28-2020 Indian Peafowl, We hear these birds "Me-yow" every day. And spring the time of the little ones, Murrieta

04-20-2020 Ash-throated Flycatcher -- Back Yard, Murrieta

04-20-2020 Mourning Dove -- Back Yard, Murrieta

04-20-2020 Say's Phoebe, Front Yard, Murrieta

04-20-2020 House Finch >> Female fledgling -- Back Yard, Murrieta

04-20-2020 Black-chinned Hummingbird, Back Yard, Murrieta

04-20-2020 Allen's Hummingbird, Back Yard, Murrieta

04-20-2020 House Finch >> Female fledgling -- Back Yard, Murrieta

04-19-2020 Allen's Hummingbird -- Back Yard, Murrieta

04-19-2020 Hooded Orioles -- Back Yard, Murrieta

04-13-2020 Western Kingbird, Front Yard, Murrieta

04-13-2020 Common Yellowthroat, Front Yard, Murrieta

04-13-2020 California Thrasher, Front Yard, Murrieta

04-13-2020 Rufous Hummingbird, Back Yard, Murrieta

04-13-2020 Rufous Hummingbird, Back Yard, Murrieta

04-13-2020 Costa's Hummingbird, Back Yard, Murrieta

04-13-2020 Anna's Hummingbird, Back Yard, Murrieta

03-27-2020 Hooded Oriole >> the male

03-27-2020 Hooded Oriole >> the female

03-27-2020 Eurasian Collared-Dove

03-27-2020 Chipping Sparrow

03-28-2020 Anna's Hummingbird

03-28-2020 Costa's Hummingbird

03-17-2020 Hooded Oriole welcomes in the other spring Yardbirds

03-17-2020 Mourning Dove

03-13-2020 California Thrasher >> singing in the rain

03-13-2020 Chipping Sparrow >> 2 dozen showed up in February

03-13-2020 Common Raven >> not as common as some of these other birds but will join the show now and then

03-17-2020 House Finch, we get a closeup of him getting a closeup

03-17-2020 Lark Sparrow

07-18-2017 American Kestrel - patrols for lizard and small pests

02-02-2018 Merlin -- A small Falcon like the Kestrel

08-23-2019 Anna's Hummingbird

08-23-2019 Costa's Hummingbird

08-23-2019 Song Sparrow

08-23-2019 House Sparrow

08-20-2019 House Sparrow

08-23-2019 Allen's Hummingbird

08-02-2019 Chanel our Yard Dog she will always be with us

08-23-2019 Black-Chinned Hummingbird

08-20-2019 Black-chinned Hummingbird

08-20-2019 Song Sparrow

08-18-2019 Mom and Chick Lark Sparrow

08-18-2019 Allen's Hummingbird

08-20-2019 Costa's Hummingbird pair

08-18-2019 Lesser Goldfinch

08-18-2019 California Towhee fledgling

08-18-2019 Black-chinned Hummingbird

08-14-2019 Juvenile California Scrub-Jay >> one of the Commander's children

08-18-2019 Young Song Sparrow

08-14-2019 The "Commander" California Scrub-Jay >> When he is not barking commands he has a bill full of nuts

08-14-2019 Juvenile California Scrub-Jay >> one of the Commander's children

08-14-2019 California Scrub-Jay >> the Commander's wife they currently have 2 juveniles

08-03-2019 House Sparrow very young female named "Fluff"

07-31-2019 Meet Son of Sam--- "Samson" he is now adult and patrols the mid back yard

07-31-2019 House Sparrow chick and mom

07-31-2019 California Towhee family member

07-26-2019 Mourning Dove -- "Mojo" recent fledgling

07-26-2019 Costa's Hummingbird -- "Sam"

07-12-2019 Red-tailed Hawk --Juvenile dark morph backyard flyover

07-26-2019 Allen's Hummingbird --

07-26-2019 California Towhee -- Fledgling still missing a few tail feathers

07-22-2019 Hooded Oriole - "Roy" the back yard boss

07-22-2019 Hooded Oriole - Female >> Roy's spouse

07-22-2019 Hooded Oriole - immature >> Roy's child

06-23-2018 Rock Pigeon, we had one stay around our front entryway for a few days

07-22-2019 Anna's Hummingbird - "Junior" First Year. Mom and Dad are the first two nesters going back two years.

07-17-2019 Lark Sparrow - Fledgling >>

07-12-2019 Anna's Hummingbird -- "Bird" our fist regular 3 years back, also Junior's mom it seems

07-07-2019 California Scrub-Jay -- I think this is Pops he really likes peanuts- He brings his spouse and youngster with him most of the time. He ranks high in the pecking order; above the Doves and Orioles

07-12-2019 Cliff Swallow -- Nested here two years back. still nesting close by and doing daily flyovers

07-07-2019 Costa's Hummingbird -- "Sam" again

04-20-2020 Costa's Hummingbird, Back Yard, Murrieta

07-26-2019 Black-chinned Hummingbird --

07-08-2019 California Towhee - Adult

06-03-2019 Great Blue Heron --Front yardbird; It was hunting rodents under 100 feet from our front door. They are seen flying along the creek as well.

Hybrid Tea- Big very fragrant Rose - may be a Mister Lincoln rose - we did not plant it, the rose bush was in front yard when we got the house in 2011

06-30-2019 Black-chinned Hummingbird -- She is on left, He is on right

11-16-2018 American Robin - eating berries from front yard trees this picture from Sykes ranch down the Creek a short ways

12-24-2017 California Thrasher -- an out front creek bed regular. A look through a front window can see them atop a snag singing.

01-20-2019 Western Bluebird - often out front in the yard and the park. this picture from Sykes ranch down the Creek a short ways--We have pictures fof them out front but will have to track them down.

12-17-2018 House Sparrow >> more than a few of these nesting with youngsters near by.

03-17-2019 Cooper's Hawk -- top of the pecking order. He is the predator all the other birds need to avoid.

08-10-2017 Black Phoebe - Seen catching flys in back and front

03-23-2018 Say's Phoebe - Often just outside the front window or door catching bugs.

03-26-2019 Red-shouldered Hawk - Flyovers just above the back and front yards

12-10-2018 White-winged Dove -- surprise visitor from the desert areas east of us.

07-26-2019 Great Egret -- Some time flyover the house following the creek.

07-12-2019 House Finch -- our most abundant back yard visitors

08-03-2018 Greater Roadrunner -- they sometimes run in the park just across the street but have come over to our front patio to chase the lizards

01-06-2019 Chipping Sparrow --a little flock of 10 or so spend the winter in the creek bed but come over often to enjoy the seeds

01-06-2019 Eurasian Collared-Dove​ -- They are here all the time.

06-28-2018 Oak Titmouse -- sunflower seeds yum

12-16-2017 Northern Mockingbird -- Mostly in the front and have nested in creek bed across the street.

10-17-2017 European Starling

02-01-2018 American Pipit - might be seen hopping around out front

04-06-2017 Cedar Waxwing - have been seen in front and back yards.

05-05-2019 American Crow -- front and back yardbirds. Also very high count flyovers of up to 500 birds. Seen going to roost staging areas

03-25-2018 Western Kingbird - another spring singing flycatcher

03-03-2016 Killdeer - Seen and heard in the spring just across the street out front.

05-10-2016 Mallard--Ok this picture is from Sykes Ranch down the creek a ways. But we did have 2 females and 8 or so youngsters come down the street and wounder into our garage. and stay awhile. Also we often get Mallard flyovers.

04-12-2018 Nuttall's Woodpeck - seen near the creek, often visit creek across from the front yard.

04-15-2018 Black-headed Grosbeak --will hit the back yard for nuts and seed

03-10-2016 Bushtit --Likes the trees that line the street, and we had 20 + skip through the back yard 07-25-2019

10-25-2018 White-crowned Sparrow -The ubiquitous (seen everywhere) party bird

07-07-2017 Lesser Goldfinch -- they just might come by for the sunflower seed. They really like Sunflower seeds.

06-13-2018 Spotted Towhee - They like to perch high on bushes and sing in the spring

04-04-2016 Turkey Vulture will fly over the house and catch the winds

Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve burned from Vineyard to Clinton Kieth. It is super that we did not lose human homes; but a lot of special wildlife lost theirs. And for some of us we too lost a valuable part of our day time home.

09-05-2019 Noon flare up near Sykes Ranch and Cole Canyon

09-05-2019 Noon flare up near Sykes Ranch and Cole Canyon

09-05-2019 Noon twisting heat, near Sykes Ranch and Cole Canyon

09-05-2019 Noon 50 foot flames near Sykes Ranch and Cole Canyon

09-05-2019 the bigger boats came to the rescue

09-05-2019 Come morning some fire had bured out but other hot spots still ravaged all it it's path.

09-05-2019 And Cal Fire was there

09-05-2019 And Cal Fire delivered

09-05-2019 And Cal Fire delivered again and again

09-04-2019 just out front, Murrieta

09-04-2019 and the moon had that cheesy look, Murrieta

09-04-2019 creeping over the hills in Murrieta , good the winds had died down....

09-04-2019 Big Bird -- Hard at work, Not the bird you like to see. But on this day we are glad they are here.

09-04-2019 Cal Fire -- A pair of these doing the work of 4.

09-04-2019 Big Bird again-- Taking a 2 minute dip to get water, 1 minute to get back to the fire and 20 second drop, get back and do it again. Thanks.

09-04-2019 Big Bird and Cal Fire -- Did we say thanks....well THANKS