Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve this year fell on a Sunday and my usual afternoon to volunteer at Reifel. There was not much of a crowd and it was fairly quiet on the birding front as well. Fortunately some of the regulars were cooperating.

House Finch
House Finch

Such as this House Finch,

Purple Finch
Purple Finch

… and Purple Finch. Later in the day while trying to track down a woodpecker I could hear drumming on a tree,

Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper

… this Brown Creeper made a brief appearance next to me. And to finish the day of was the source of the drumming,

Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker

… a Downy Woodpecker.

Merry Christmas!