Got any bird pics?

While weed wacking cheat grass along the driveway a quail suddenly appeared 4 ft in front of me. I skirted a small pile of brush and finished trimming weeds. I then began to wonder why the quail appeared that close. Went back to pile of brush and noticed a tunnel entrance, and eggs tucked under the brush. She is on the nest, letting me get this picture from 3 ft away.
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Big bird day, but mostly out of camera range for me. Pictured birds plus Western Wood Pewee, and the usual song sparrows, Red-winged blackbirds, Brown Headed Cowbirds, red-tailed hawks, White Pelicans, Wood duck mother and babies, mallards, GBH, pheasant, California Quail, Bewick's Wren, House Finch, Canada Geese, Ring-billed gull.

Lazuli Buntings
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Yellow Breasted Chats
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Yellow Warblers

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Black Headed Grosbeaks
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Globemallow or some sort I think
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Wild Golden Iris
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Bird ID question for the bird experts.
While driving around yesterday, I notice a bird fly up and land on a fence post. It looked like a jay to me. It was smaller then a steller jay and had much lighter blue wings then a steller and a white chest. Any suggestions or guesses what it might have been?
Since I was driving, I couldn't get a picture. Can't say I've seen this type of bird before in the Seattle area.
SF
 
Gary Knowels said:
Specifically that is the California scrub jay, I see them in the south sound from time to time but they are present in huge numbers at the in-laws' place in central valley California. A couple of maps of interest showing their range
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Cool, thanks for sharing that.
Looks like they are more common in the Deep South sound. The one I saw was in north Seattle. Based on the maps that looks a bit more uncommon to see them up here. I’ll have to keep an eye out for more sightings.
SF
 
Stonedfish said:
Cool, thanks for sharing that.
Looks like they are more common in the Deep South sound. The one I saw was in north Seattle. Based on the maps that looks a bit more uncommon to see them up here. I’ll have to keep an eye out for more sightings.
SF
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The Washington map is 22 years old, I could see an argument for climate change pushing them northward over time.
 
Gary Knowels said:
Specifically that is the California scrub jay, I see them in the south sound from time to time but they are present in huge numbers at the in-laws' place in central valley California. A couple of maps of interest showing their range
Stonedfish said:
Cool, thanks for sharing that.
Looks like they are more common in the Deep South sound. The one I saw was in north Seattle. Based on the maps that looks a bit more uncommon to see them up here. I’ll have to keep an eye out for more sightings.
SF
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There have been populations at McNary Dam for some time now. the last couple of years We now have them showing up in the Tri-Cities and
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There has been a small population at McNary Dam for some time now. The last couple of years they are now showing up regularly in the tri-cities and walla walla county ebird reports.
 
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