Updated Bird List for Chateau Papillon

As May approaches, I wanted to put together a comprehensive bird list for Chateau Papillon, along with a few choice photos I hadn't previously shared.  We're at 46 birds currently, with several additions just the past few days.

First, Beth and I heard a Barred Owl on the 24th, its distinctive "Who-cooks-for-you; who-cooks-for-you-all?" call in and of itself good enough to land the bird on our list--but then later that same evening, we saw it land in a tree at the edge of the yard, only to be mobbed by a flock of angry Blue Jays.

This morning, we got one expected but still great-to-see bird, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, along with an unexpected delight: an Indigo Bunting.  I spotted the bunting when trying to describe the position of a female Eastern Bluebird to Beth so she could get a closer look through her binoculars; a small blue bird landed nearby--too small to be a bluebird--and then buzzed our feeder a few times, giving us a better look at the pleasant surprise addition to our list.

1. Bluebird, Eastern
2. Bunting, Indigo
3. Cardinal, Northern
4. Chickadee, Carolina
5. Cowbird, Brown
6. Creeper, Brown
7. Crow, American
8. Crow, Fish
9. Dove, Mourning
10. Finch, House
11. Finch, Purple
12. Flicker, Northern
13. Goldfinch, American
14. Goose, Canada
15. Grackle, Common
16. Grosbeak, Rose-breasted
17. Hawk, Cooper's
18. Hawk, Red-shouldered
19. Hawk, Red-tailed
20. Jay, Blue
21. Junco, Dark-eyed
22. Kingbird, Eastern
23. Mallard
24. Mockingbird, Northern
25. Nuthatch, White-breasted
26. Owl, Barred
27. Phoebe, Eastern
28. Robin, American
29. Siskin, Pine
30. Sparrow, Chipping
31. Sparrow, Fox
32. Sparrow, House
33. Sparrow, Song
34. Sparrow, White-crowned
35. Sparrow, White-throated
36. Starling, European
37. Titmouse, Tufted
38. Towhee, Eastern
39. Vulture, Turkey
40. Waxwing, Cedar
41. Woodpecker, Downy
42. Woodpecker, Hairy
43. Woodpecker, Pileated
44. Woodpecker, Red-bellied
45. Wren, Carolina
46. Wren, House

I expect to see at least several more (such as a Grey Catbird, perhaps some of the orioles or tanagers of the region, and maybe a Blue-grey Gnatcatcher and a kinglet or two) through the rest of spring and into summer.