In honor of the winter solstice, in a month that brought Portland 7″ of rain, here are a few dark grainy images from recent weeks.
Orange-crowned Warbler
Anna’s Hummingbird
Dark-eyed Junco
Here is a nice comparison of American (foreground) and Lesser Goldfinches. Notice that the American Goldfinch has white undertail coverts, while the Lesser has yellow.
Here is a very dull American Goldfinch (probable first-year female) in front of a Lesser (probable first-year male).
Chestnut-backed Chickadee, looking ever perky
Ethical Birder 
Just found your blog and what a delight it is! We have had an exciting winter so far as we have a lot of pelicans visiting our inner harbour and have had several rare birds on our island so a busy birding season here.
Hello I am a high school student and was wondering if I could have permission to use the picture of the Anna’s Hummingbird to put on my poster for an Animal Behavior research project that I am working on. Please let me know either way and thank you for your time.
Kayla, you are welcome to use my photo for your poster. Thanks for asking. John