Red-bellied Woodpecker Bird ID:  Bird21 Blackthumb Bob says: Taken Sept. 28, 1999.  Another woodpekcer of some kind. Rob states: Red-bellied woodpecker. Wes Siegrist says: This is a fully mature male.  Females have grey on the top of their head.

House Finch(es) Bird ID:  Bird22 Blackthumb Bob says: I think this is a pair of House Finches.  Photo taken October 1, 1999.

Pine Warbler (possibly) Bird ID:  Bird23   Blackthumb Bob says: About the size of a finch, the bird had yellow chest and head and darker wings. Wings had white bands on them.  It hid from the camera in the shadows of this cedar tree.  Could it be a Pine Warbler?  Photo taken October 4, 1999.

European Starling Bird ID:  Bird24 Blackthumb Bob says: New picture.  Hanging out with a bunch of Grackles. Photo taken October 25. Thanks to rec.birds who identified this as a European Starling with winter colors.

	Brown-headed Cowbird Bird ID:  Bird25 Blackthumb Bob says: Smaller than Grackles, this shiny black bird may be a Brown-headed Cowbird.
	The lower photo, taken spring of 2000, presents the Brown-headed Cowbird with more certainty.
	Blackthumb Bob says: On the same "Grosbeak" day (early spring, 2000), this bird was hopping around in the grass. The beak and eye are both dark. Leon Fisk and Van (in rec.birds) identify this bird as a female Brown-headed Cowbird.

Black-capped Chickadee (possible) Bird ID:  Bird26 Blackthumb Bob says: I am going to call this a Black-capped Chickadee because of the tan coloring of the breast.  Just a hint of white on shoulder is visible in top image.

House Sparrow Bird ID:  Bird27 Blackthumb Bob says: I am thinking this is a sparrow.  Could it be a Song Sparrow or maybe a House Sparrow?  First noted on 10-19-99. John J. Collins adds: These are House Sparrows.  They are an introduced species -- that is, they're not native to North America but were introduced from Europe.  They are not true sparrows but weaver finches.  The two you have pictured are males. Blackthumb Bob says: A better picture taken late spring 2000. I think this is a House Sparrow

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Dark-eyed Junco, Slate-colored Bird ID:  Bird28 Blackthumb Bob says: I think this may be a Dark-eyed Junco of the "Slate-colored" race.  First appeared on 10-19-99 in my yard. John J. Collins adds: These are Juncos, as you have guessed.

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Cooper's Hawk Bird ID:  Bird29 Blackthumb Bob says: I was out one morning in the yard and walked into the back.  This Cooper's Hawk was sitting on the fence.  I went back in and grabbed the camera.  Photos taken 11-8-99.

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Indigo Bunting Bird ID:  Bird30 Blackthumb Bob says: An Indigo Bunting. Photo taken in yard early spring, 2000.

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