These are some recent shots from the yard here at home. New spring visitors for this year include a Pacific-slope Flycatcher and Orange-crowned Warbler.

I very briefly (for only a few seconds) saw a Pacific-slope Flycatcher in the yard last year, and managed to get a photo. This time around, I caught a quick glimpse of a Flycatcher in the back yard, and it flew around the side of the house toward the front yard. I went inside to see if it was in the tree outside my office window, and it was. I was able to get a few terrible shots of it to help ID it. Coincidentally, I had just ordered the new book "Field Guide to North American Flycatchers" by Lee and Birch, and it was delivered that day to help ID the bird.

I also tried to get a shot of an Orange-crowned Warbler, but I only managed to get a couple sharp-ish shots albeit at high ISOs in poor lighting.

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My "birds in review" collages can be found here.