Balcony Birding (1)

This is the view from our balcony, located on the 2nd floor of The Lodge at the Dallas Retirement Village. Since returning home from back surgery at Oregon Health & Science Hospital in Portland, this has become my birding location. It worked out great yesterday morning to sit in my walker and make an eBird Checklist and take some photos. 

A couple of Anna's Hummingbirds seemed to either be defending a territory or engaged in courtship. If courtship it could mean the start of a third round of nesting!

A male, White-crowned Sparrow was busy singing, which I assumed meant he was trying to attract a female. Later I saw two birds coming and going from deep in a shrub. 

Violet-green Swallows were constantly swooping through the air for insects and then feeding them to babies in nests in some dryer vents. 

Look at the Checklist here. 

This completes the report from my perch on the balcony.