I was super excited to see multiple Western Tanagers in my yard at the same time. These are some of my favorite birds because of how brightly colored the males are.
When I first moved to Oregon 23 months ago, I caught a glimpse of a bird I didn't recognize hanging out in my backyard. Without getting a picture of it, I tried to search online to find out what I saw. The results told me it was a Black-headed Grosbeak, but I never saw it again, so I assumed I had mistaken what I saw and actually had seen a robin that had something in its beak... Until today, when this pair showed up at my feeder.