The naturalist’s worktable

For those birders among us, here’s a list of recent sighting here in my neighborhood:

• Raven
• Spotted Towhee
• Mountain Chickadee
• Oregon Junco
• White-crowned Sparrow
• House Finch
• Curved-bill Thrasher
• Canyon Towhee
• Scrub Jay
• Sharp-shinned Hawk
• Scaled Quail
• Northern Saw-whet Owl
• Stellar’s Jay
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• American Robin
• Western Bluebird
• Mountain Bluebird
• Cassin’s Finch
• American Crow

Here’s a photograph of the owl: