Great shots and glad to hear the "gang" are coming back. I certainly could be wrong, but the chest of the robin looks as though it's merely the darker downy type feathers that occur below their more colorful surface feathers. I wouldn't know the reason why this particular bird has that conspicuous looking spot of darker feathers though. I looks like it might be a young bird to me. Maybe it hasn't finished its first molt, or maybe it had something there that it was continually trying to clean off.
It's time for the brown thrashers to return here. When they get here, we know it's offically summer. When they arrive the cat birds shortly take off to wherever they go until next fall.
That top picture is so pretty. As to the little robin, no clue.
I'm with valown on this one. Looks like the robin is molting. It gives me the distinct impression of being a young bird.
And that first drop-dead gorgeous bird is a lot more colorful than the eastern version of the yellow rumped warbler (which figures--you have amazing bird life out there!).
Hey, don't complain. I notice your photos feature luch green grass. We still have brown, with the green only just beginning to break through.
I, too, have no idea on the robin. Your warbler is stunning! We are having extreme spring weather here -- last weekend it was 94 degrees. This week, it would be 34 in the morning and then get up to the 70's. Weird!
I love the bird photos. I took one the other day of a pretty little purple finch but never got a good photo in focus; then a few hours later, one flew into our kitchen window and broke its neck. I was so depressed. I let the mini-blinds down but open, to try and prevent it happening again. I like my windows fully open but it wasn't worth what it cost to do it.
I'm feeling kinda meloncholy...next spring you won't be there to greet your fine feathered friends. But I take heart: you will be finding new feathered friends. (Wouldn't it be a gas if stick robin followed you?)
Oh god, I think this weekend may call for mucho sauna time and rockin' out to some good loud music. Dancing to the oldies! Hang in there, and good luck with house inspection!
Hi Robin and Roger!
ready for snow? YIKES!
great photo of the yellow rump or butter butt 
I think your second photo is an orange-crowned warbler. I am not a warbler expert but I think that is an orange-crowned. the wilson's havent arrived yet. they are a later warbler.
and yes the robin is molting. she does look lean, I hope she is finding lots of worms and bugs.
thanks for sharing!
Yes, definitly a molting bib----worms are so messy! 
one more thing, your yellow-rumped warbler is an Audubon's warbler, the one with no yellow throat is the Myrtles variety, I have not seen the Audubon's in my yard, so I am very jealous!
I believe dawn's right only from my reading in my books, AND I've never seen one with all that much yellow on the throat. For US, the Yellow-Rumped truly has a yellow crown mostly. I MISS seeing a Wilson's Warbler, they're gorgeous. NEW for us this week is the White Crowned Sparrows and their CALLS. We now have SEVERAL pairs of house finches and THEIR calls. The neighborhood is beginning to have that spring sound I LOVE: A loud cacophony of Birds singing in the mornings and evenings. WE TOO are dreading snow covered ground next three mornings..... I hope somehow they're 3 degrees off here.
we have a roly poly robin who sits in the ivy and taunts our cat in the window. daily. it's fun to watch.
very high winds on the coast today, and temps. are going to be below "normal" all weekend.
I'm catching up!
I'm so glad that Bonsai is doing well. That is very good.
Your bird photos are wonderful and that old stick robin just tugs at my heart. What a tough bird.
I dig the unusual molt, kind of like a "piebald" in humans - a gray patch i always thought looked really good on people.
I had to come back and say.....
MAN OH MAN !!! I've seen on the news about the SNOW Traffic Jams Friday evening in Seattle and ASSUME Pt. Townsend had the same level of snow. I'll immediately QUIT whining about our dusting of snow we've had so far....it IS cold, and I hope your tender plants make it through.
Wow! That first photo of the Yellow-rumped Warbler looks like a painting. The color values are terrific! The bird shots you take are always so fantastic. I was trying to take a phone movie of a squirrel running up a building, but it turns out the movie didn't start working until I hit the stop button. Missed the whole darned thing. My bird pictures are like that, too...even with the regular camera. I'm glad I can come over here and see close up birds. Thank you!
What wonderful birdie pictures. I am so far behind in reading you that it will take me the rest of this afternoon to catch up. I'm going out to my porch right now to do just that. Nice to see you by my place-Cheers.
Oh . . . your birds!
I just love seeing these birds! Not sure what else to say but WOW! Keep up the great work!
I can see you love birds.They are truly magnificant.When I go on my walk around the block I am always amazed at how many birds I hear.We are in a dreadful drought so this makes it hard for the birds.I love it when it rains and all the birds sing happily.It is a meditation in itself.
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