• American goldfinch
• American robin
• Black-capped chickadee (heard)
• Blue jay
• Common grackle
• Cooper’s hawk (juvenile)
• Dark-eyed junco
• Downy woodpecker
• European starling
• House finch
• House sparrow
• Mourning dove
• Northern cardinal
• Northern flicker (heard)
• Pine siskin
• Red-bellied woodpecker
• Turkey vulture (overhead)
• White-throated sparrow

A turkey vulture flew over the house again today. In the afternoon, I was inside the house when I heard a loud window strike. I ran to the window and looked out, expecting to see a dead bird on the ground. Instead, I saw the juvenile Cooper’s hawk on top of a mourning dove, its wings spread wide. My guess is that the hawk was pursuing the mourning dove and the latter flew into the window (and died on impact) in a panicked attempt at escape.

Starlings pecked their way through one of our eaves today and started building a nest in the attic. I could hear the commotion from my office window.

Location — in my backyard.