01/06/2026
As you may remember, in early November set up two squirrel proof bird feeders at as the first phase of several new bird garden additions. Well we have cool news, the feeders have birds!!!
’ Urban Wildlife Research Leader, Ruby Siehl, heads AFC’s elaborate camera trap network, tracking and identifying species’ passage in the Hahamongna to Tujanga Wildlife Corridor. AFC has a camera regularly set up at Arlington Garden, and in addition to photographing terrestrial mammals, these cameras can get birds! Check out the photos Ruby’s camera got of the Arlington Garden feeders’ first visitors and go check out and the feeders for yourself in person!
Image 1: Lesser Goldfinch (right) American Goldfinch (left)
Image 2: Mountain Chickadee
Image 3: Juniper Titmouse
Image 4: White-crowned Sparrow getting photobombed by a House Finch
Image 5: Lesser Goldfinches (left, center) House Finch (right)
Image 6: Mountain Chickadee coming in hot with a prize
Image 7: Lesser Goldfinches
Image 8: Fox Squirrel demonstrating the squirrel proofing