10 Stars and More Birds

Progress continues on "13 Stars".  The border is complete and 10 of the 13 stars are stitched.

Here are some of the birds I've seen in the past couple of days.

A Turkey Vulture

The Violet-green Swallows are examining a 

'new' house. Does this mean a second brood?

A Song Sparrow checking out the nesting material.

A female Brown-headed Cowbird.

Here she is again.

A couple of Bushtits.

The thistle is in bloom and the American Goldfinches are feasting.

My Bewick's Wren made another appearance.

Last year I rarely saw or heard this bird...

...this summer I'm seeing him a couple times a week.

Thus far now big flocks of Cedar Waxwings...

...but one or two birds often pop by in the evening.

They have such fiercely frowny faces.

Here's the bit of red on the tips of the wings that give it the 'wax' name.

Day in and day out the sweet Black-capped Chickadees come flitting to the feeders.