WEST SEATTLE BIRDS: 9 views of our feathered neighbors

With the Seahawks having just won in OT, it’s too late for counterprogramming but we still have time this Sunday afternoon to show some of the bird photos we’ve received in recent weeks – thanks to all who’ve sent them (we publish some with our daily event lists, too). Above, Angela Summerfield‘s view of Cedar Waxwings in Fauntleroy in late November. Below, a wind-ruffled Steller’s Jay photographed by Jerry Simmons:

Danny McMillin caught a Crow and Bald Eagle in an air-supremacy battle over Alki Point:

Another Bald Eagle was watching from a perch over the Alki Promenade when spotted by James Tilley:

James also sent this photo of a Yellow-rumped Warbler seen in early December:

A Varied Thrush visited Trileigh Tucker:

In Arbor Heights, this Townsend’s Warbler was photographed by Cindy Roberts:

And two views of Cormorants – Dan Ciske says that’s Three-Fingers Mountain in the backdrop of this view:

Ann Anderson saw this Double-crested Cormorant off Duwamish Head:

Thanks again to everyone sharing bird (and other) photos – westseattleblog@gmail.com – breaking-news images are also always welcome via texting our hotline, 206-293-6302.

9 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE BIRDS: 9 views of our feathered neighbors"

  • Alki_Neighbor January 8, 2023 (4:49 pm)

    Fabulous as always! 

  • WS Neighbor. January 8, 2023 (5:46 pm)

    Thank you for publishing feathered friends photos and to all that submit them to the Blog. . Always love to see them. 

  • Karen January 8, 2023 (7:54 pm)

    Fabulous, thank you!!!

  • datamuse January 8, 2023 (9:18 pm)

    Love those varied thrushes! It’s such a treat when they visit the city in the winter.

    • Michael Joyce January 9, 2023 (7:28 am)

      Birds Bees Flowers Trees Rainman watch out for the English ivy 

  • Emcat8 January 9, 2023 (12:17 pm)

    These are so lovely! I just adore the bed-headed Steller’s jay. 

  • EL Markey January 9, 2023 (6:11 pm)

    I LOVE these! Fantastic photos with apropos captions. Such a nice news break from the usual doom-scrolling. Thank you to those who sent them in. In all my years as a West Seattle resident,  I’ve never heard of or seen Cedar Waxwings!

    • Ann January 11, 2023 (12:00 am)

      Cedar Wax Wings are most often seen in Seattle on their migrations from S. Canada to southern climes and back again. They don’t look like much from a distance, but through binoculars, they are gorgeous birds with a crest, bandit-style face mask, red-tipped wing feathers and tail tips that look like they’ve been dipped in yellow paint!  Watch for them in March and April as they return to southern Canada to breed. They travel in large flocks and you’ll see them in plants & trees with berries – their favorite food.  They are named for the waxy, bright-red tips on their secondary wing feathers. Hope you get to see some!

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