In my last post I mentioned how some interesting birds were beginning to visit the yard… perhaps the beginnings of an early fall migration.  I spent a little time in the yard on the afternoon of July 29 and had a male Wilson’s warbler visit the yard, flying around the yard several times before finally visiting the watercourse multiple times.

For comparison, here is a male American goldfinch…

And while we’re featuring some bold colors, here is a male House finch…

For a couple of weeks I’ve noticed a native honeysuckle high above the ground projecting from a madrone grove at the edge of the yard.  Today I noticed a female Rufous hummingbird accessing the bloom.  I was too far away for a really good photo but I had direct sunlight on the subject with a dark background.